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Stories, thoughts and reflections on the Bible from the WSFC Staff.
What I’m Learning
This last weekend I taught a message called “What I’m Learning.” You can find it, along with all of our previous messages here. I felt like the Lord so significantly stirred my heart in the preparation and preaching of this message, that I wanted to both encourage you to view it (if you haven’t already),…
Read MoreMatthew 11:28-30
I don’t know about you, but I am weary. I choose the word weary only because it seems more of a reflection of the soul. There is not much in my life that has stayed the same – maybe you are in the same boat. Vacations cancelled, work flipped upside down, social/political unrest, pandemic, dreams…
Read More1 Peter 4:7-11
“Everything in the world is about to be wrapped up, so take nothing for granted. Stay wide-awake in prayer. Most of all, love each other as if your life depended on it. Love makes up for practically anything. Be quick to give a meal to the hungry, a bed to the homeless—cheerfully. Be generous with…
Read MoreJune 12, 2010
Do you remember where you were or what you were doing ten years ago? Unless there was a significant event or well documented experience it’s not likely you would. For me however, I vividly remember June of 2010. June 12, 2010 was my first day as youth pastor at West Salem Foursquare Church. After spending…
Read MoreA Scripture For You – Isaiah 26:3
I have a Scripture for you. Does anyone else desperately need to hear the Word of the Lord right NOW? I know I do. It’s for everyone – regardless of race, age, gender, etc. etc. It’s for YOU…right now… Isaiah 26:3 says “You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they…
Read MoreWhere were you when…
Hi, it’s Pastor Rich and Sandy Marshall, here with you in the re-opening days of Oregon, as we transition from “closed” to “open”. We have missed being with you. You know the question, “Where were you when … ?” Like during a big storm, or a sports championship, or an historic national event. …
Read MoreImportant Update – 5.17.20
Hello Friends, I want to take a few moments to share some pastoral thoughts that I believe will serve our congregation in these particularly challenging times. As well, I want to offer two points of pastoral direction for our congregation. These points of pastoral direction are intended for the church that Denise and I lead and…
Read MoreTwo Things in My Sight Line
I’m writing this weeks HELLO FRIENDS while sitting alone in the middle of the church lobby. I may or may not be humming the 1975 classic by Eric Carmen, “All by myself, don’t wanna be, all by myself, anymore….” I trust I’m not alone in saying how much I miss the gathering together of our…
Read MoreCovid: This New Garden We Live In
“Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.” Matthew 26:39 If you were to ask my mom today what one of the hardest things to get me…
Read MoreReverence and Thankfulness
This month holds a lot of different emotions for me. The spring usually (not always) brings with it a break from the rain and cold weather of the late winter. Indeed, the sun seems to peek out and give us a taste of summer that I am always eager for. It’s always good as a…
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