When It Is Time To Flee
There is a reason we like nativity scenes… they leave out a very difficult story that is ugly. However, the hardest stories can teach us the most.
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Article: I’ve Been Pondering…
It is only a couple of days after Christmas and I am still thinking about the beautiful evening and morning of worship on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day at Community Lutheran Church. I can’t help but think about the end of the Christmas story in Luke chapter 2 where it says, “But Mary treasured up all…
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Christmas 2019: Have a Little Hope
Christmas is a reminder that we can have hope in our future because Jesus comes to us and walks with us throughout our lives and beyond.
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Ordinary People, Extraordinary Moments: Joseph
We look at another ordinary person who was led to an extraordinary moment… Jesus’ step-dad Joseph. He wanted nothing to do with this moment but God helped him out. Maybe you’re not ready for your next step of faith but God will guide the way.
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Article: Kindness Matters
Have you ever heard of people setting up lending libraries outside? A talented carpenter might build a box with glass doors and set it up outside so that people can borrow books. It is an act of kindness and generosity knowing they might not get the books back. Yesterday, I ran across a different kind…
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Article: Hard Times and a Circumstantial Faith
Its been several weeks since I wrote an article and a lot has happened since my last article. I moved from Northern California to Las Vegas, NV. I returned to Community Lutheran Church to serve as their Senior Pastor. (I was once an Associate Pastor at CLC. I got a promotion!) Rachel my wife had…
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Ordinary People, Extraordinary Moments: Zechariah
We begin a new series entitled “Ordinary People, Extradordinary Moments.” God uses ordinary regular people and leads them to extraordinary moments. Today we begin with a regular guy named Zechariah who experienced real life disappointment yet God does something extraordinary.
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Article: What a Week
It has been quite a week. Rachel and I went to another doctor’s appointment yesterday as Rachel seeks to make a decision about her upcoming surgery for breast cancer. I am finishing my time at Bethel and I feel the sadness of saying goodbye to people I care about. I am about to move to Las…
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Article: Righting the Wrongs of the Past
Did you see this news article about the 5th graders who righted a 60 year wrong? It reminds me that the power of grace will always be stronger than hate. Here is that story from CBS News… Reverend Gilbert and Grace Caldwell were overjoyed about tying the knot 60 years ago. They were then immediately heartbroken,…
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Article: Change is Hard
If you are from Bethel Lutheran Church in Cupertino and did not see the email I sent out this morning, I informed the congregation that I will be leaving Bethel in mid-October. If you are reading about this for the first time, I apologize for the shock of these words. I accepted a call to…
