“Justice” is a word that is used quite frequently these days, including in the church. Which is fine, because justice is a biblical word. However, the way the word is used in many cases, especially today, is only faintly related to its biblical usage. Too often, justice is used today...
Plan now to attend this year’s Fountain Valley Prayer Summit, May 25-27. Each of the three nights, churches in Fountain Valley will gather to pray, worship, and listen to God’s voice for our community. The three nights will be hosted by three different churches. On Thursday, May 25th, Living Waters...
No, I am not misspelling the word NEED! N.E.A.D. is an abbreviation that has become very significant to Cyndy and me since she was diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic breast cancer (MBC) last September. It stands for “No Evidence of Active Disease”. It is what they used to call “complete...
May: The Way to Global Methodism By Keith Boyette Through Isaiah, God declares, “O Jerusalem, I have posted watchmen on your walls; they will pray day and night, continually. Take no rest, all you who pray to the Lord. Give the Lord no rest until he completes his work...
Our wonderful preschool will be offering summer sessions this year for children from 2years old (potty trained) to 6years old. Each day, from 9:00 am to 12:00 noon, the children will be nurtured in basic skills and Christian faith. The cost for each session is $175. If both are taken,...
Recently I have become aware that the blessings in my life have been getting much more of my attention than my God who provided them. It’s not that I have not been grateful to him, it’s just that his presence seemed distant because he had not been getting the priority...
This week I am taking some long-overdo vacation time. I’m not going anywhere, so I guess it is called a “stay-cation”! Sometime in January I realized that I had a lot of unused vacation time that I needed to take before the end of June, so I scheduled this 9-day...
On this Monday after Easter, I want to share with you a classic (in a modern sense) “song” that came out in 2001 by the late Carmen (born Carman Licciardello) called “The Champion”. It is worth experiencing again as it tells the Easter story in very dramatic fashion. I hope...
We will gather this evening at 7:00 PM for a very moving service for Maundy Thursday. The service includes communion, remembering the Last Supper of Jesus with His disciples in the Upper Room. And then we will experience a Service of Tenebrae (darkness), wherein the Passion (suffering) story of Jesus...