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False Dichotomy: “I Believe in Reason; You Believe in Faith”
MY FRIEND, AN ATHEIST A good friend shared with me that he’s an atheist, What philosophers call a materialist. He believes what only science and data prove. Anything else? He refuses to be moved. What he can’t explain is, why is “something missing,” That there’s much more to life, things like love and…
Teacher Appreciation
This past Sunday we had a meeting with 20 of our Sunday school teachers, and what a blessing it was! I am absolutely amazed by all the people that work so hard and want to make a difference in the lives of all our children. Some Sundays are easier than others but it is always…
Everybody Deserves To Have A Friend
Everybody deserves to have a friend. Friends are a huge part of going back to school. I remember that it was really fun to reconnect with good friends, meet new friends and oh yes to find out who is in my class who I am sitting next to. These social elements at…
“June ‘Gloom'”
Last week, I sat on our back patio at sunrise, sitting in the midst of June gloom. As Californians, June gloom means “the fog rolled in off the coast.” But more, I was struck by the term, “gloom.” I then wrote this poem… JUNE GLOOM The fog rolls in off the coast, our Pacific…
“Unconditional” Love
While everyone wants unconditional love and mostly assumes that their love is unconditional, real life often exposes our “real” love to not be all that unconditional! Unconditional love doesn’t just “happen.” It is grown in the crucible of hardship, love unreciprocated, and sometimes getting kicked in the teeth. UNCONDITIONAL LOVE Unconditional love, most deeply desired, Is rarely…
Sermon: The Story, part 25: Jesus, the Son of God
As the three-year ministry was coming to a close and His last week of ministry loomed, Holy Week, as we call it, He asked His disciples who they knew Him to be. The world was grappling with this question. The more people got to know Jesus the higher “up the ladder” people thought of Him.…