Talking about my Generation: (Feb.2014 Newsletter Article by Rev. Karen Fitz La Barge) When the older generations imagine their church being filled with people across more »
A Christmas Apology
Dear Christmas, We are so sorry. We have forgotten how to celebrate you. Instead of loving God with all that we are, We hate our more »
The Real Thanksgiving Turkeys
The Real Thanksgiving Turkeys . Thanksgiving Day, 2013. Ahh, Thanksgiving. The smell of the cooking turkey, the laughter of the kids. The blessed gift more »
How the Church Can Live
How the Church Can Live October 2013 Newsletter Article FPCAllegan.org The way that the world thinks and works is changing, but can the church be more »
The Rose Garden
God promised me a rose garden. In my head I had envisioned long winding paths of immaculate lawns where around each corner was a glimpse more »
An Obituary for Racial Colorblindness
On July 13th, 2013, when George Zimmerman was found not guilty of murdering Trayvon Benjamin Martin, the theory of racial color blindness in the more »
“It Smells Like June”
The June Grand Valley Rose Show had ended, and as usual, hundreds of roses now just past their peak of perfection had to leave the more »
Don’t Blame God for Evil
The other day after choir practice we heard a big crash outside of the church. We ran outside to find that a car accident more »
Love for Boston
Our hearts break when we hear the news out of Boston today. We are stunned by another report of terrible and deadly violence. Someone has more »