Message for July 20

For the next five Sundays we will focus on the miracle of the feeding of the 5,000. This miracle is in all four Gospels. We will be reading from the Gospel of John which is covered by an entire chapter. John does not include all the miracles of Jesus. As he says in...

Message for July 12

One of the earliest images of Jesus is that of the Good Shepherd.  This painting comes from the catacombs. Christians would bury their dead there and adorn the area with images of their faith. The early Christians were often victims of persecution, and the image of...

June 28 Message

I hope all of you will have a wonderful 4th of July. Connie and I will be traveling to see our daughter Brie and her fiancé this week in Millbrae, CA. We are so happy to have the opportunity to travel freely. Our son, Eric and his wife, Michelle, will be making the...

June 14 Message

Father’s Day is coming this Sunday. Father’s Day got a late start compared to Mother’s Day. Mother’s Day was designated 1914, Father’s Day in 1972.  People used to spend far more on Mother’s Day.  On Father’s Day, usually only a tie. But, more recently, the Mother’s...

Message for June 8

  This is a lily we planted after Easter last year.  It is blooming nicely this year. It is marvelous to see the creative power of God at work in the world. You may have noticed the front yard of the church blooming with new life. We planted the lilies from this...

Message for May 18 – Pentecost

1When the day of Pentecost had come, [the apostles] were all together in one place. 2And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. 3Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them,...