Dear Friends, Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Happy Easter! It was wonderful to be with you all last weekend for worship on Holy...

Dear Friends, Throughout Lent we have been exploring the in-between spaces. Holy Saturday is the true in-between place where we reside...

Dear Friends, We have made it to Palm Sunday. We are continuing our Lenten theme: life in the extremes . So far, we’ve explored:...

Dear Friends, Sunday is the Fifth Sunday in Lent and our continuation of our theme: life in the extremes . So far, we’ve explored:...

Dear Friends, Sunday is the Fourth Sunday in Lent. I’ve enjoyed the contemplation of life in the extremes in this series. So far, we’ve...

Dear Friends, As we continue our journey through Lent, this week we contemplate the words “rest” and “growth.” From a fitness...

Dear Friends, As you know we’ve been following a theme of “Everything in between…” for Lent. The words for this weekend are “faith” and...

Dear Friends, This weekend we continue our journey through Lent by contemplating the words: Stranger and Neighbor What comes to mind for...

Dear Friends, This Sunday is Transfiguration Sunday, a day to remember Jesus taking three of his disciples up on a mountain. Here he had...

Dear Friends, This week I joined with people from all over the country at the ELCA Systems Academy. I am in the third year of a four-year...

Dear Friends, A long time ago…in the 1990’s I took a spiritual gifts inventory. I don’t remember the exact results, except that I...

Dear Friends, This weekend is the 15th anniversary of my ordination. I’ve learned much in these 15 years, while also experiencing the...

Dear Friends, Greetings to you all from Connecticut. I am working from here as I spend more time with my daughter and her little family....

Dear Friends, I hope and pray you all are doing ok this week. The stories and images that we see from the fires continues to be...

Dear Friends, This is a hard week. A tragic week for our region. The fires that started in the midst of a violent windstorm have...

Dear Friends, Happy New Year! I hope that you are all doing well and avoiding the illnesses that are spreading everywhere. So far, my...

Dear Friends, On Friday morning I went to Whole Foods to pick up some last-minute ingredients for a family and friends’ dinner that I am...

Dear Friends, I live in a historic Oxnard neighborhood which is also one of the many Christmas Tree Lanes that one can find around the...

Dear Friends, I hope you all had wonderful Thanksgiving dinners with family and friends. As I type this, I am also aware that the...

Dear Friends, Happy Thanksgiving week! Here are a few things for which I am grateful: This week with the youth group we had a...