December 1, 2020 – Message
Our December TRIP Advent is a season of expectation, the word itself meaning “coming.” The start of an Adventure. In the past, part of the adventure was planning for gatherings of friends and family. Children coming home from college. Grandparents coming for Christmas dinner. I remember as a child that these days of waiting seemed […]
November 10, 2020 – The Parable of the Talents
Just Do It We continue our reading from chapter 25 of Matthew this Sunday with the parable of the talents. You might remember this parable about a man who entrusted large sums of money to three of his servants while he goes on journey. When he returns, two of the investors have doubled their […]
August 18, 2020 – St. Peter
St. Peter August 18 Aug 18, 2020 | News There are lots of stories about St. Peter at the gates of heaven. A while back I heard one about a young couple who were killed in an accident on the day before their wedding. When they arrived at the Pearly Gates, St. Peter asked if there was […]
August 4, 2020 – Message
I remember when I was growing up, we would visit my mother’s relatives in South Dakota who lived on a farm. My mother’s two brothers had farms next to my grandfather. When we would visit, there would be a dozen or more cousins and plenty of animals – cats, dogs, chickens, cows, sheep, pigs. The […]
July 28, 2020 – Message
Have you ever done a lot with just a little? I remember my father often inviting guests to our home for a meal on short notice. My mother was then tasked with figuring out how to make the meal she prepared stretch to feed herself, a husband and four children plus the invited guests. Her […]
July 9, 2020 – Message
This painiting, the Sower by Vincent Van Gogh links to our parable for this Sunday, the Parable of the Sower (Matthew 13). In the parable, Jesus tells of a farmer who is overly generous with his seed. He throws out the seed on rocky soil, walking paths and ground that looks good, but has no […]
July 2, 2020 – July 4th
I want to wish everyone a happy Fourth of July. Celebrations will be quite different this year. A few years ago, Connie and I were in Carlsbad staying right next to Legoland. For their fireworks show, they shot off rockets from the top floor of the employee parking structure. Our suite overlooked the staging area […]
June 23, 2020 – Message
Last week, we tip-toed back into worship. Great to see those of you who could make it. Blessings on those, who in sound wisdom did not come, we hope you appreciated the online sermon. This week we hope to record more of the service. We gave it a “dry run” last week. Our readings […]
June 16, 2020 – Opening on Father’s Day
Good News – Sunday, we will have our Sunday service at the church at 10 am. Bring your own coffee and come early to enjoy the front patio area and tour the improvements on the first floor. Kudos to George and Fred for getting out the old counter top and bringing in the new. […]
June 11, 2020 – Message
Dear Members of Faith, Good News. The council and I have been discussing when we would resume in-person worship at the church and I wanted to let you know about our current plans. We do have Good News on that score. We do hope to open worship next week, Sunday June 20 @ 10 am. […]
