Jun 22, 2018

Northwest Association’s 11th annual Women’s Retreat   “….the Lord has chosen you to be a people for his treasured possession.” —Deuteronomy 14:2 —Donna S. Bond (with Karen Uhlich and Martha Vaught) It all started, for me, with an $88 credit from my new favorite airline—the one that does not charge for every old bag. I needed to use it before mid-May. But...

Jun 21, 2018

President’s Page —Pastor Dave Stall It has been my pleasure and honor to serve as your Conference president during this year. The travel and connections with churches and associations was awesome. My family has been blessed by hospitality, generosity, and the response to the theme of “Less Talk. More Action.” I have worked hard to plan a great week at our...

May 25, 2018

By Debbie Bond Humor me and play along. Time to go back to when you were young and get your imagination going. Picture a turtle. Now this turtle doesn’t like to go outside of his shell. He has found that the outside world is scary. It is full of predators and kids that poke at him—it just isn’t comfortable. He has figured out how to stay in his shell. (Now use...

May 25, 2018

By Rev. Charles R. (Chuck) Meathrell Reflection on the past can be a challenging thing-but it has its uses. So much of my identity is wrapped up in the small town in which I was raised and the bulk of that centers around the church there. (All these years later it’s still my home church.) I feel that familiar tug on my heart remembering sundry and innumerable...

May 25, 2018

By Levi Bond As I reflect on hiding, the thought that keeps coming to mind is that hiding is a protection method, and it is usually the easiest method of protection. When I leave my car in a public parking lot, I hide things that a criminal might want to steal. When I was in the US Air Force, I had access to information that had to be hidden, and we learned to...