Genesee Lutheran Parish: St John and Genesee Valley

05/30/2026

https://youtu.be/pkYRr850mEk

Oh, my! Paul, what a challenge you had on THIS message! As a life-long Lutheran, I hadn't really thought about what others were thinking about the Holy Trinity! But you with your background and experiences, you truly had a right to challenge the concept of Three in One!

For those who ARE NOT Lutherans and who think that we are "wacky" in our beliefs, Paul really does delve into the REASON that we Lutherans accept and believe that God, Jesus, & Holy Spirit are a Triune God!

Don't watch this unless you plan on watching beyond about SIX MINUTES of the video. chuckle. Thanks! Verna

Genesee Valley Lutheran ChurchGenesee, IdahoPaul Collins , one of...

05/05/2026

Yes, I know it's the wrong season. . . but I blame Charles Dickens!

In the second verse of the hymn ‘Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing”, the opening line states “Here I raise my Ebenezer". And we have Charles Dickens to blame for ruining that word for us!

The connotation of a miserly scrooge is NOT what that word, that name should represent to us. There’s an enormous amount of irony there. . . and while Dickens’ does redeem that character. . . the word ACTUALLY comes from 1st Samuel chapter 7: “Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, ‘Thus far the LORD has helped us.”

If the Holy Spirit, our Advocate were a physical object, the Spirit would be an Ebenezer. Ebenezer means “stone of help.” The exceptionally helpful website gotquestions.org summarizes this quite beautifully: “From then on, every time an Israelite saw the stone erected by Samuel, he would have a tangible reminder of the Lord’s power and protection. The “stone of help” marked the spot where the enemy had been routed and God’s promise to bless His repentant people had been honored. The Lord had helped them, all the way to Ebenezer.”

If ya wanna know more. . . join me at the Valley Lutheran Church this Sunday at 9 AM. Synod Authorized Minister Paul leads worship.

05/03/2026

05/03/2026

https://youtu.be/yRKIwpEFClM

2026 05 03 Paul

04/27/2026

Worship at Valley Church begins next Sunday! 9:00 AM

04/26/2026

The 4th Sunday of Easter. “The Lord is my Shepherd”.

04/24/2026

Our roots spread wide! First Lutheran Church in Kennewick was started by members of Genesee Parish, 1904. Rosanna, Paul, and Jennifer are here at Synod Assembly.

04/19/2026

04/19/2026

We had such fun, creating a variety of bookmarks for the school in Tanzania! Thanks, Ann T., Laureen, Rebecca, Irene, Rosanna, and this author!

04/12/2026

https://youtu.be/gwETeX2y3XE
Please join us with Paul this Second Sunday in Easter when Jesus shows himself to his disciples.

Genesee Lutheran ParishGenesee, IdahoPaul Collins, Lay PastorJohn 20: 19-31