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Old Man winter decided to come to us this week and many of us are thinking “it’s about time!” We had a dry summer and as the farmers and ranchers say, “We need the moisture!” Winter always comes, but each year it is a little different. Like Forrest Gump’s Mama said, “Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you are going to get!” I hate plowing snow for hours and hours when we have those heavy snow years. I have a small plow made for suburbia, plowing ½ mile of rural access road, so it can be challenging. But we made a choice no...
Friendly greetings to all in the Cascade community! The parishioners of Sacred Heart Catholic Church joyfully welcomed Reverend Dr. Jose Panickomveli last July as their new pastor. His arrival has brought a renewed sense of excitement and devotion to our congregation. Father Jose is deeply committed to engaging with the youth, fostering community connections, and sharing the teachings of the Bible, all with the goal of building a strong spiritual bond within our parish. Father Jose, a Catholic priest for over 30 years, hails from India and...
Cascade, MT., Nov. 18, 2024— Children in need are being blessed this Christmas season through the Samaritan’s Purse project, Operation Christmas Child. Individuals, families and groups have the opportunity to pack a shoebox gift filled with fun toys, school supplies, and personal care items and drop them off now during National Collection Week, Nov. 18 – 25. There are more than 4,700 drop-off locations open around the country. Operation Christmas Child has been collecting and delivering shoebox gifts to children worldwide for m...
Before there was a Great Falls or a Cascade, and when Helena was barely a gold camp, St. Peter's Mission was established near Birdtail Rock. Father Pierre DeSmet was the first Jesuit to come to Montana. His journey resulted from four trips by the Flathead Indians to St. Louis to request that a Blackrobe be sent to them. Father DeSmet traveled across the country with a group of trappers in 1840. He established missions in the Bitterroot and St. Ignatius, and after meeting a small band of...
“I was dating a girl from a cross-town school, and she got pregnant. Her parents were not going to be happy that she was pregnant at 17 years old. I demanded that she get an abortion.” Suffering from years of guilt, Tyler faced consequences from “one of those deep sins you lock in the basement and say I will knowingly die with this sin.” Tyler is executive pastor of Veneration Church in Kalispell, Montana. Not until he came to faith in Christ did the pain of his secret sin become unbearable. He knew he had to confess it to Alicia, his wife, t...
Ralph Clarence Spiller, 88, was called home by his heavenly Father the morning of October 26, 2024 at Benefis West in Great Falls, MT. A Funeral Service is planned for Monday, November 4th at 11:00 AM at the Montclair United Methodist Church in Belt. Visitation will be available for 1 hour prior to the service. Burial will follow at Pleasant View Cemetery, with a luncheon to follow in the church hall. Ralph was born in Belt, Montana on August 29, 1936 to Frank and Bessie Spiller. Ralph was a...
Well election season is drawing to a close, I wish it were over and done with, but there are probably some things going on that relate to illegal voting, ballot harvesting and general corruption. I think this was very apparent to us in the 2020 election, when things “flipped” overnight. Think about it, who but those intent at winning at all costs in our federal and state elections would object to an ID to vote and verify you are you say you are? It is insane to ask us to show ID to fly, get into the Democratic National Convention, buy alcohol o...
Dear God, It's me again. Actually, I don’t know what you want me to call you. For all I know, you might prefer to be called something Hebrew, Latin, or maybe you don’t want to be called anything at all. Anyway, one thing’s for sure: you’re older than the feeble human names we humans call you. That much I remember from Sunday school. My mother called you, “The Lord.” My granny called you “Heavenly Father.” My uncle used to call you by your first, middle, and last name whenever he smashed his thumb with a hammer. Either way, I was raised in a...
The inspiration of Glacier National Park's stunning grandeur provides a two-fold spiritual perspective. Some marvel at the beauty. Some marvel at the hands that created it. Those who walk to their own rhythms will never know the cadence of creation. But the spirit of those who walk with God understand the perspective of King David, who, when arrested by the glory of our galaxy asked, "What is man that You take thought of him, and the son of man that You care for him?" The allure of Glacier has embraced me four times in the last 20 years, and...
Jon Michael (Mike) Marquis of Cascade, 69, was called home to heaven on October 18, 2024, surrounded by his loving family. Mike was born to Elna and William Marquis on September 26, 1955, in Warren, Minnesota. At the age of five, Mike and his family moved to Montana where he has resided ever since, building a life filled with love and lasting friendships. Mike attended school in Cascade and graduated in 1974. It was there that he met the love of his life, Pam Chambers. The two were married on...
For over 10 years, First Baptist Church, located at 215 3rd Ave N in Cascade, has been hosting an alternative to traditional Halloween festivities. With other options for parties, gatherings, and celebrations available, why has the church continued to invest its time and resources in providing an alternate celebration? As a Bible-believing, Bible-teaching church, the body of First Baptist Church believes that God has created all the time we are given. “Then God said, ‘Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day fro...
On October 12th, we buried my son Jesse in the Elliston cemetery. His four brothers, sister, nine nieces and nephews, and over 100 friends came to support my wife Lisa and me. Since August 6th, our lives have been full of grief, tears, laughter, and faith. The emotional roller-coaster of losing a child unexpectedly, with no known cause, is indescribably painful. Many of you, unfortunately, know this pain. It has made me reflect on how I’ve responded in past years when friends experienced this difficult journey. I would do things so d...
I have come across those who teach that Jesus accepted the responsibility for each one of us’s sin. To accept responsibility for something is to declare that you are responsible for it happening. This is true whether you drive through a stop sign and hit a person or a vehicle, or if you lie. You are the one responsible for it happening. You are to blame. You are guilty. Jesus never has been — and never will be — responsible for my sin or for anyone else’s. “Let no one say when he is tempted, ‘I am tempted by God’; for God cannot be tempted by...
Cascade, Montana, Oct. 2024 — Volunteers are preparing to collect Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts during National Collection Week, Nov. 18 – 25. More than 4,700 drop-off locations will open across the country in November, and shoebox packers can find their local drop-off locations nearest them. Since 1993, Operation Christmas Child has been collecting and delivering gift-filled shoeboxes to children including many who are suffering from war, poverty, disease and disaster. Operation Christmas Child hopes to reach another 12 million child...
JOSEPH LEONARD DORMER 1935 – 2024 Joe was a 3rd generation Cascade resident. After graduating from Cascade High School, he joined the Navy as an aircraft mechanic on an aircraft carrier. While stationed in Texas he met Diana Villarreal and they soon married and moved to Cascade. After an Honorable Discharge from the Navy, Joe went to work for Univac/Sperry Rand/Unisys where he spent his entire career as a Computer Engineer fixing mainframe computers. Joe and Diana had two daughters; Margaret D...
Kathryn “Kat” Joann Wade, 64, of Cascade, passed away on Wednesday, September 25, 2024. A celebration of life will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, October 21, 2024, at the Prewett Creek Fishing Access Site in Cascade. Kat was born on October 21, 1959, in Wheatland, WY to James and Joann (Conyer) Wilhelm. She grew up with four siblings and went to school through the 8th grade. She was a waitress and cook, wherever she was needed. She married James Wade and together they had three children, Scot,...
To vote or not to vote. That is the dilemma among some Christians. Some staunchly defend one or another candidate while believing such a candidate can remedy our nation’s problems. Of course, Christ followers know that Jesus is the answer. But until He returns, we remain — like it or not — a part of the body politic. Every four years comes the appeal for Christians to do their civic duty and vote. And every four years, millions do not. According to www.myfaithvotes.org, 25 million Christians registered to vote do not vote. Another 65 milli...
This past weekend was a great time for our church family to show love and appreciation to each other, to the community, and to strangers who took a chance to come hang out with us at the Wolf Creek School Saturday evening. As you know from my past several “Musings”, life has been a challenge for me and Lisa. But we are so thankful that we have a family that extends way beyond our genetic blood relatives. It is the family of God. If you think that church is nothing but boredom, crabby peo...
Researchers estimate that 100,000 churches will close in the next few decades1. Another source estimates that at least 1,000,000 are attending churches that are declining or plateaued2. The question that needs to be asked by you is “Am I currently attending a church at risk of closing, or a plateaued church?” If the answer is yes, there’s something you can do. The early church described in Acts 2 in the Bible serves as the best model. It was a growing church, a serving church, a connected church, a worshiping church and a church going out to sp...
Sunday after church, we held a baptism at the Bull Pen fishing access on the Missouri River. Seven children and one adult joined the Kingdom of God by making a public declaration of their faith....
I imagine that many who are reading these words are “regular” readers of my column. I hope some of you may be blessing me with a few minutes of your life and are reading Musings for the first time. You see, over the past month I have been thinking quite a bit about how we people spend the time allotted for us here on earth. For instance, if you are 40 years old today, you have lived 350,640 hours. How have you invested these hours in living? Roughly one-third had gone to work, and maybe one-third to sleep. So that leaves you with app...
Rodney George Boboth, 71, was born June 20, 1953, in Conrad, Montana. He died August 16, 2024, at his home in Craig, Montana. Rod was the second of three children born to Bob & Peggy (Orcutt) Boboth. He spent his early years in Great Falls before they moved to the family farm east of Conrad. Rod played football all four years while attending Conrad High School. He was proud of being selected to play on the East team in the 1971 Montana East-West Shrine game (East won!). He was also named...
It’s true, God loves a cheerful giver — this coming from the Ultimate Giver. Giving to God’s work is intended to be a joy, a blessing. But in some Christian circles, tithing evokes a sense of legalistic compliance. The Old Testament commands on tithing included multiple tithes that some scholars say would be about 25 percent, not just ten. Nowhere does the New Testament prescribe a 10 percent tithe. Rather, every Christian should give generously and joyously and not grudgingly or under compulsion. Although, this writer thinks 10 percent is a...
You may have wondered what has happened to Dave Carroll and Mountaintop Musings. I know that occasionally I miss a week due to the business of ministry and life. Sometimes I just forget, ok? I am human and subject to messing up. But most of you reading these columns can not possibly know that my family has suffered a great loss. On August 6, my son Jesse was found dead in his apartment in Denver, Colorado. He was getting ready for work and laid back on his bed and stepped into the presence of Jesus. It was and is a shock to our family and his...
I have been meaning to write an update after VBS season and camp. Also to get thank you’s out for the wonderful financial support many have provided for camp. A newsletter, etc. That was all on my list of things to do this week. However, on Tuesday am our beloved son Jesse passed on to the next life, in glory I might add. He died early in the day, laying on his bed apparently getting ready for work, trying to get his new phone working. Nothing suspicious, etc. Who knows what happened, God k...
