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Mar 18
5 min

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 citiz...

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Pastor Bob

Feb 16
7 min

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

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Pastor Bob

Feb 2
8 min

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.

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Pastor Bob

Jan 12
7 min

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.

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Pastor Bob

Dec 1, 2019
8 min

The Hope of Advent

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

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Pastor Bob

Nov 24, 2019
7 min

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?

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Pastor Bob

Nov 4, 2019
7 min

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

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Pastor Bob

Oct 27, 2019
8 min

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.

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Pastor Bob

Oct 20, 2019
10 min

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.

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Pastor Bob

Oct 6, 2019
4 min

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.

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Pastor Bob

Sep 22, 2019
6 min

A Moment of Optimism

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

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Pastor Bob

Sep 5, 2019
5 min

Tribute to Alice Crouch

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

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Pastor Bob

Jul 28, 2019
8 min

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.

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Pastor Bob

Jul 7, 2019
7 min

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...

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Pastor Bob

Jun 21, 2019
8 min

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 sc...

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Pastor Bob

Jun 9, 2019
8 min

The Gift of the Spirit

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

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Pastor Bob

Apr 21, 2019
8 min

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 thro...

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Pastor Bob

Mar 25, 2019
7 min

Fly Like An Eagle

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 th...

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Pastor Bob

Mar 18, 2019
7 min

Speak Truth to Power

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 ...

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Pastor Bob

Mar 10, 2019
7 min

The Power of the Spirit

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 be...

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