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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...
Most people are familiar with the "Ten Commandments" to some degree, but few can name them all. If you'd care to brush up on them, they can be found in Exodus Chapter 20. This is where God, through Moses, delivered His commandments to His people. God considered these ten rules so important that He wrote them in stone with His own hand. These basic tenets of godly morality were the bedrock of our national laws. That is why they have been traditionally displayed in so many of our country's courtrooms, classrooms and legislative meeting places....
Norman W. Davis of Cascade, MT, died at home on July 30, 2024. Services will be held for Norman at the United Methodist Church in Cascade, MT, on Wednesday, August 7, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. Norman was born in Great Falls, MT, on July 12, 1940, to Beverly B. Davis and Robina W. Davis. He was raised on a ranch outside of Stanford, MT. Norman, and his sister, Donna had the unique experience of being flown to school in Stanford by their father. He always said, “Growing up on the ranch, we didn’t hav...
Over the years I have probably met just two or three people would truly say they do not believe in God, or some semblance of the God of the Bible. When people tell me they do not believe in God, I often ask them what they attribute the existence of life to, or how the stars are hung in space to create what we call the zodiac. Usually, they come around to admitting there must be some type of causal agent, but they will not admit to the existence of One so powerful He can speak the universe and all that is in it will come in to being from nothing...
Steven Michael Cabrin died peacefully, surrounded by his loving family on July 17, 2024. Born in Great Falls, MT to Laurence and Rita Cabrin on Sept. 10, 1954. He grew up on a ranch outside of Wolf Creek, MT with his two brothers, and his two sisters; one of whom is deceased. Steven was one of the four generations to graduate high school from Cascade, MT in 1972. Steven spent his 69 years of life developing into the strong, loving, family man he was. He joined the Navy and married Sharon Baker in Chewelah, WA on Oct. 19, 1973. He later...
In the past three days I have once again been reminded about the fragility and uncertainty of life. Last Thursday my brother-in-law Kurt texted me that a nephew of his had died unexpectedly from a heart attack. This man was on a detail with the company he worked for and had unusual chest pains. He went to the hospital on Wednesday evening and died Thursday. No prior heart issues. Now his wife, children and family are left with a huge, unexpected void in their lives. Early this morning I received a message from a dear friend who lives on a...
Myrle Allon Gollaher, born in Wenatchee, Washington on June 18, 1942, passed away from heart disease, on June 30, 2024, in Spokane, Washington, at the age of 82. Myrle went to school in Cascade, Montana graduating in 1960 and furthered his education at Northern Montana College and Montana State University. Myrle successfully competed in bull riding, bareback and steer wrestling and proudly served in the United States Navy before embarking on a lifelong career as a cattle rancher, establishing...
The Rich Young Ruler asked Jesus, “Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” (Luke 18:18). The Philippian Jailer asked the imprisoned disciples, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” (Acts 16:30). A lawyer asked Jesus, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” (Luke 10:25). There are many Bible verses that answer the question asked. But they all point ultimately to the same thing: self-denial. Jesus said that anyone who desires to follow Him must “deny himself” (Matt. 16:24). Jesus put His finger directly on the Rich You...
Delores Nadine (Fairbanks) Juedeman passed away on Wednesday, June 19, 2024 at the age of 92, surrounded by her four children, their spouses and her oldest grandson. Delores was born on August 8, 1931, in Great Falls, Montana to Frank and Henrietta Fairbanks. She grew up in Geraldine, Montana and graduated from Geraldine High School in 1949. Following high school, she attended Montana State College in Bozeman and obtained her bachelor’s degree in nursing. Her education included working for t...
Celebrations can be great fun. I know that most of us today are celebrating the founding of our country. July 4, 1776, is one of the greatest days in man’s history in my opinion. The best one was the day Jesus came out of the tomb and guaranteed victory for all who believe in Him! The second-best day of celebration for me was the day in the spring of 1971 that I accepted Jesus Christ as my savior. I must say it took several decades for me to truly appreciate the value that is to me. I still am learning what a great thing it is to be a C...
