(Note: I wrote this sermon just days before the seriousness of the Covid-19 disease was embraced by our nation’s government and its citizens.) 17 years ago a...

Before we can offer God our thanks and praise in worship—we must seek reconciliation with anyone from whom we are estranged

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.

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.

A meaningful transformation of our lives, is always initiated, and made po possible, by the grace of God

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?

His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me; I sing because I'm happy, I sing because I'm free

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.

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.

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.

Singing amidst the darkness, is a great act of faith. A powerful witness of God’s loving presence.

Pastor Bob's tribute to his mother Alice Crouch on August 3, 2019.

One thing is needful and its not cooking or cleaning—it is being awake to the presence of God in your midst.

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 in life the temptat...

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 scholarship. The keyno...

People who are full of the spirit, are hope creators—artists of goodwill—dream encouragers…and goodness

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 through the central vall...

How is your sense of self-worth and self-esteem these days? Do you believe your family members and friends when they tell you how much they love and apprecia...

One of the calls every follower of Jesus Christ receives from God is the call to speak truth to power. What does it mean to speak truth to power? At its mos...

This past Tuesday when I walked into my mom’s room at Monte Vista Grove Health Center in Pasadena, she reached out to me as if she had been alone for weeks. ...