Feb 17Olympic InspirationLike many of you I have enjoyed watching the Olympics from China. A member of our church mentioned at our Zoom service last Sunday that...
Jan 27In a Galaxy Far, Far AwayI 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 13A 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, 2020Water 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, 2020First Things FirstBefore we can offer God our thanks and praise in worship—we must seek reconciliation with anyone from whom we are estranged
Feb 2, 2020Seeds of PeaceThe 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, 2020My Beloved SonWho 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, 2019The Hope of AdventA meaningful transformation of our lives, is always initiated, and made po possible, by the grace of God
Nov 24, 2019A Very Full LifeDid 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, 2019All Saints Sunday MeditationHis 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, 2019The Power of HumilityMay 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 PersistenceWe 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, 2019World 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, 2019A Moment of OptimismSinging amidst the darkness, is a great act of faith. A powerful witness of God’s loving presence.
Jul 28, 2019A Leap of FaithOne thing is needful and its not cooking or cleaning—it is being awake to the presence of God in your midst.
Jul 7, 2019Keep Your Hand On The PlowCan 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, 2019Kindness Lasts ForeverFather’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, 2019The Gift of the SpiritPeople who are full of the spirit, are hope creators—artists of goodwill—dream encouragers…and goodness
Apr 21, 2019Running on EmptyIt’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...