Nov 29, 2023 | News, Uncategorized
Happy New Year! Too soon? We normally ring in the New Year with Dick Clark or Ryan Seacrest on December 31st. But the church year starts the Fourth Sunday before Christmas which is rather late this year, December 3rd. Connie and I have been a part of a major New...
Nov 21, 2023 | News, Uncategorized
A Different Sort of King and the Seasons of Life I want to put up two images of the Seasons of Life to contrast them. The first is of a tree that greens up in the spring, flourishes in the summer, is colorful in the fall, and is barren in the winter. The other image...
Oct 10, 2023 | News, Uncategorized
October 10, 2023 Isaiah 25:1-9 Matthew 22:1-14 Psalm 23 Philippians 4:1-9 Good to be back with you. Connie and I had a great time traveling with my brother and his wife on a cruise of Edinburgh, Inverness and Kirkwall Scotland, Belfast Ireland, Amsterdam, Bruges,...
Sep 7, 2023 | News, Uncategorized
Dealing with Conflicts Ezekiel 33:7-11 Psalm 119:33-40 Romans 13:8-14 Matthew 18:15-20 Is not being a part of the Church a Joyful experience? This past week, our daughter and her husband and my son and his wife joined Connie and I down at Carlsbad where we enjoyed...
Aug 29, 2023 | News, Uncategorized
Jeremiah 15:15-21 Psalm 26: 1-8 Romans 12:9-21 Matthew 16:21-28 What happens when you get the answer wrong? Peter had done so well in the first part of Matthew 16. He boldly proclaimed that Jesus was the Messiah, the Son of the Living God. Jesus commends him saying:...
Mar 9, 2023 | Uncategorized
QUESTIONS FOR JESUS If you could ask Jesus any question, what would you ask? Our Gospel readings in this Lenten season are from the Gospel of John. This is yet another conversation with Jesus. This time instead of a respected male Pharisee talking to Jesus, he is...
