Olympic Inspiration
Like many of you I have enjoyed watching the Olympics from China. A member of our church mentioned at our Zoom service last Sunday that...
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- Jan 27
In a Galaxy Far, Far Away
I have always been a fan of the Star Wars movies. I remember in seminary we used to discuss the characters in the movies and the biblical...
- Jan 13
A Reunion of Hearts and Minds!
While preparing my sermon for our annual Martin Luther King Sunday this week I suddenly smiled when I remembered the amazing day back in...
- Mar 18, 2020
Water is Life
(Note: I wrote this sermon just days before the seriousness of the Covid-19 disease was embraced by our nation’s government and its...
- Feb 16, 2020
First Things First
Before we can offer God our thanks and praise in worship—we must seek reconciliation with anyone from whom we are estranged
- Feb 2, 2020
Seeds of Peace
The meek listen with the ears and think with the minds God gave them and they use love to achieve good for themselves and for others.
- Jan 12, 2020
My Beloved Son
Who in my life needs the hope, the comfort, and the love of God which I can bring to them as an instrument of of God's peace.
- Dec 1, 2019
The Hope of Advent
A meaningful transformation of our lives, is always initiated, and made po possible, by the grace of God
- Nov 24, 2019
A Very Full Life
Did you know that the wisdom of God can even be communicated to us in the sight of a sandpiper running to and fro down the beach?
- Nov 4, 2019
All Saints Sunday Meditation
His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me; I sing because I'm happy, I sing because I'm free
- Oct 27, 2019
The Power of Humility
May God’s grace enable us to live in just such a way that with God’s spirit and grace in our hearts, we can be kind, warm and humble.
- Oct 20, 2019
The Virtue of Persistence
We must trust that in life, and in death, we belong to God--and that nothing can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus, our Lord.
- Oct 6, 2019
World Communion Sunday
I want you to consider that the peace this world needs, that it hungers for, the peace that just might be our only hope, begins with you.
- Sep 22, 2019
A Moment of Optimism
Singing amidst the darkness, is a great act of faith. A powerful witness of God’s loving presence.
- Sep 5, 2019
Tribute to Alice Crouch
Pastor Bob's tribute to his mother Alice Crouch on August 3, 2019.
- Jul 28, 2019
A Leap of Faith
One thing is needful and its not cooking or cleaning—it is being awake to the presence of God in your midst.
- Jul 7, 2019
Keep Your Hand On The Plow
Can you remember a season in your life when you felt like giving up because the stresses and the challenges just were too much? Sometimes...
- Jun 21, 2019
Kindness Lasts Forever
Father’s Day 2019 A little over a year ago our family was in Bakersfield to attend a dinner where my son, Casey, was awarded a college...
- Jun 9, 2019
The Gift of the Spirit
People who are full of the spirit, are hope creators—artists of goodwill—dream encouragers…and goodness
- Apr 21, 2019
Running on Empty
It’s 2 o’clock in the morning on a warm September night in 1989. Three young men in their late 20’s are soaring down the I 5 freeway...