December 12, 2023 – Light of Faith

Dec. 12, 2023 LIGHT OF FAITH We are still in the year of the Gospel of Mark, but as I mentioned on Sunday it does not have a Christmas story. It starts with John the Baptist. Likewise the Gospel of John does not have a Christmas Story either. John 1 is the reading for...

December 5, 2023 – John the Baptist

John the Baptist 12/5/23 Last week, I wished you a happy New Year. Because the church year starts with Advent which began December 3rd. The first lit candle of the Advent wreath was Hope. This week we light the second candle – Peace. Each year we invite John the...

November 28 – Happy New Year!

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...

October 10, 2023 – Good To Be Back!

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,...

September 7, 2023 – Dealing with Conflicts

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...