Category: Faith
Sermons, resources, conference recaps, book reviews, and reflections on faith
Let It Be
Hi, ho! Kermit the Frog here. Today I’m going to tell you why YOU should be a frog. Frogs are cool. We help clean the water. We eat all those bugs that bother you humans so much. We help important scientific research (not always… Continue Reading “Let It Be”
Good Men Do Nothing
Eighty years have passed. Eight years since President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, an order that would send to concentration camps nearly 120,000 innocent civilians out of fear and ignorance. That order would wreak havoc on the lives of those people, forcing them to… Continue Reading “Good Men Do Nothing”
Inconceivable!
“Inconceivable!” “You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.” If you’re a fan of The Princess Bride, you already know what we’re talking about, but for those of you who missed this gem of a movie… Continue Reading “Inconceivable!”
Being Christian in a Secular World
Every year, Cassie has given the message in worship the Sunday following Christmas. Not only is this an awesome Christmas gift to me, but a wonderful opportunity to show the congregation that we are all messengers of Christ with our own stories to tell.… Continue Reading “Being Christian in a Secular World”
The Other America
I’d like to say I am free of bias, but that wouldn’t be completely honest. I am a Bruin through and through and if you love UCLA, there is one school you do NOT love – USC also known as the University of Second… Continue Reading “The Other America”
Escaping the Death Star
Han Solo started to celebrate a little early. After escaping the Death Star, he felt pretty proud of himself. Sure, he lost the old man, but considering they just escaped from a fortress the size of a small moon (“That’s no moon…that’s a space… Continue Reading “Escaping the Death Star”
Reflections
What makes us Christians? For those of us who say that we’re Christians, what is it that defines us as a people? Certain things about ourselves are determined for us. Things like our birth parents, our ethnicity, our skin color, the shape of our… Continue Reading “Reflections”
The One Millionth Question
100 times. What would you do if you got asked the same question 100 times? A day. When you’re a cast member at Disneyland it happens. Every. Single. Day. “Where’s the bathroom?” “Where’s Mickey?” “How do I find Space Mountain?” Over and over and… Continue Reading “The One Millionth Question”
We Create Happiness
We create happiness. That is the key to Disney’s success. Eighty percent of businesses fail in the first 18 months.[1] Churches seemingly do better, but after only four years 32% of them shut their doors, too. And those numbers don’t reflect stagnant churches or… Continue Reading “We Create Happiness”
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