Remembering

Remembering A Reflection on Psalm 77 – By Guest Author, Michelle Van Vliet    I Remember when I first read Psalm 77 as a new believer. It came as a light piercing the dark season I was experiencing at the time. I honestly do not recall the cause of that...

“Chosen”

“Chosen” – By MVC Guest Author, Audrey Silva   Have you ever looked at a gathered group of people and desired to fit into their group and to be chosen as one of them?  Not necessarily to be popular but more to be seen and known. Or are you...

Waterfall Boys

Waterfall Boys – By MVC Guest Author Bob Rasmussen   I paint in watercolors as a creative outlet, and lately I’ve been interested in the theme of rain in Africa. As a boy, I lived in Nigeria, and can never forget the thunder and lightning that would bolt...

Your’re Blessed by a Zerburt

You’re Blessed by a Zerburt – By MVC Guest Author, Casey Giffen Holding him upside down by his ankles, I tease and tickle my grandson. I do this because I can—although someday I’ll be too old, and he’ll be too big—and he giggles, incapable of doing...

The Riches of Christ

The Riches of Christ – by MVC Pastor Dave Nieuwsma   As I think about what is going on around us, in our time of both relational uncertainty and financial uncertainty, I am reminded of a time in my past. In the early 80’s Deb and I lived in Minnesota, I...