October is Church History Month
This past Sunday I announced, to overwhelming enthusiasm, that October would be Church History Month at Valley View. Why is Church History important for us? …
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Hiding God’s Word in Our Hearts
This week we launched a new series in The book of John, if you missed it you’ll want to watch the sermon to get an overview of …
New Series Begins This Sunday
Author and pastor Paul Tripp says that the gospel is all about “fresh starts and new beginnings.” We just wrapped up two stand alone sermons …
Gathering
A quick survey of some of the early church leaders shows a pattern of exile and restoration. Athanasius, the defender of the divinity of Jesus …
Journeys
The first haircut I can remember receiving happened at Larry Breeding’s shop in Dixie Manor. For years after (maybe decades?) till we moved away, that …
Milestones
Saturday we passed a significant milestone in the life of the church. It was the 50th wedding anniversary for Garry and Barbara Ott. I say …
Hope
This week was the first message in our series in the book of Ruth. Chapter one began with famine, death, and isolation, and all in …
Practicing Discipline
I recently watched a video of the former NBA great Kobe Bryant talking about the dedication and practices that lead to his success. One was …