There is a strange teaching going around, that says a person does not need to know Jesus personally to go to heaven. This false teaching...

The pile of rags seems to be growing, the more we clean. Stains that won’t come out with bleach or Borax. Rags used to wipe up paint...

Unexpected Blessing Something I did not expect when I started out in ministry was pastoring the entire family. Perhaps it is a part of...

Grammatical Error. . .or kNot The song that populated in my mind for after the sermon this week is “O Come to the Altar.” I went to the...

One of the hardest things as a pastor is watching great-grandparents who have been forgotten by their families. They struggle to walk,...

Imagine my surprise when I asked my folks how their trip to Montana was and if they saw any bear. Pause. Pause. Pause. Then the story...

I’m not sure when I started saying it, my church could better tell you. Maybe it was during a time of pandemic and isolation. I started...

It’s so good to have a day to rest and renew, sleep in, take a bubble bath, a day of no make-up, a day to open the windows and breathe...

Stains have stood out to me in the last couple days. Stains in the carpet. Stains on the tablecloths. Stains on clothes. Stains on...

The Gift My mother is worse than her grandkids when it comes to gifts. If I have a gift wrapped for her a month ahead of time, she wants...

Imagine my delightful surprise when I drove down the hill to find James in exactly the same spot I found him yesterday in the wheelchair...

The Good Samaritan This morning as I drove my 4 minute commute to church, I saw a strange and unusual sight. A man was scooting down a...

My fabric scrap pile was overflowing and so I decided to spend some time cutting and sorting the scraps to be used for future use. Each...

This morning as I made my way to the beach, the fog grew thicker. When I descended down the steps to the sand I could hear the ocean,...

Old Testament names meant something profound, and were not chosen lightly. The Lord directed me to preach Matthew 1:1-17, looking at...

Little House Ties to Tillamook County, my Hometown Imagine my surprise to discover the real Nellie Oleson of the Little House on the...

My first week as pastor of the Lincoln City Church of the Nazarene, George and Myrna took me out to lunch and George said, “Pastor, I’m...

I just watched a movie which was originally a play called “The Rented Christmas” by Norman & Yvonne Ahern. John Dale, a wealthy business...

What I have come to realize in over 20 years of ministry is there are very few female pastors who are available to mentor the new pastors...

One of my nicknames growing up was “Kelli Camel.” I could hike the Grand Canyon or the Eagle Cap Wilderness with a 40 pound pack on my...