Blogs
The Journey to General Conference
2/22/2012
What do Lent and General Conference have in common? Laura Jaquith Bartlett, head of the Oregon-Idaho delegation, ponders the connections in the first of a regular series of GC blogs from OR-ID team members.
Everyday Blessings, January 23, 2012
1/23/2012
Welcome to Everyday Blessings for Monday, January 23, 2012
Everyday Blessings-- January 12, 2012
1/12/2012
Welcome to Everyday Blessings--a resource for you to use weekly as you pause for a time of quiet spent with God.
Everyday Blessings-- January 9, 2012
1/9/2012
Welcome to Everyday Blessings--a resource for you to use weekly as you pause for a time of quiet spent with God.
The Importance of a Legacy
1/6/2012
On a recent visit to the Martin Luther King, jr. statue in Washington D.C. I was moved by the monumental sculpture and the profound meaning of the words carved into the stone that commemorated this man and his life.
Everyday Blessings INTRODUCTION January 2 & 5
1/2/2012
Welcome to Everyday Blessings--a resource for you to use weekly as you pause for a time of quiet spent with God.
Christmas Greetings from the Bishop
12/21/2011
As the season of advent comes to an end, our hearts and minds are appropriately fixed on Jesus! The advent calendar is filling up. The count-down to Christmas is in its last stage. I hope most of us have completed our shopping, sent out the Christmas cards, trimmed the tree and egged the nog. Soon many of us will bundle up against the winter cold, trundle off to church, sing “O Come, All Ye Faithful,” light candles and celebrate the birthday of Jesus.
What is Your Vision?
12/15/2011
The Bible is filled with stories of God directing people through visions and dreams...
"Mike Check", "Mike Check"
11/23/2011
“... We’ve been waiting for you to grow up.” He smiled sheepishly and said, “Yeah, we were kinda stuck in our X-Boxes”
Overcoming the Biggest Obstacle
11/21/2011
I am not a runner. At least that is what I thought until this past spring ........
Death Row Watch in Both Idaho and Oregon
11/11/2011
In both Oregon and Idaho, Death Row inmates are scheduled to be executed soon. This gives us an opportunity to speak up and voice our faithful conviction that the death penalty should be abolished in the name of Jesus Christ!
A Visit to Death Row
11/9/2011
I know that there are strong and compelling arguments ... but my faith compels me to speak against the scheduled execution of Gary Haugen.
Enough already!
11/2/2011
Are you tired yet of me talking about nothing but change? I think I may have reached the saturation point even for me,...
What about the $$$ ?
10/30/2011
Some have been raising questions about how much we will save if we move to 4 districts. Well...