Leader: Tell us the stories of Jesus. We sing them in our hymns, pass them from generation to generation, and find our own lives within them. People: Today we gather to hear once again the old old st...  Read More

June has a way of scattering us. Some of us are in the mountains. Some are on the road. Some are hosting family. Some are finally resting. Some are simply trying to keep up with the beautiful chaos of...  Read More

When he returned to Capernaum after some days, it was reported that he was at home. So many gathered around that there was no longer room for them, not even in front of the door, and he was speaking t...  Read More

The Spirit is alive and moves among us as it did in the early church! We come to the end of our series, “Resurrection Stories,” in which we have celebrated that new life is possible, that transformati...  Read More

Kenneth William Mulvaney, age 67, entered into his eternal rest on April 17, 2026, surrounded by his loved ones. He was a man of many talents but found his calling in truck driving. He was a hardworki...  Read More

Mental illness is one of the most common, devastating, and yet stigmatized maladies of our time. If this is an “Age of Anxiety,” we must be a church of healers and hope-givers. We will pray for those ...  Read More

This country is made up of so many who escaped to the “promised land” from oppressive regimes. Throughout history, people have had to flee situations of horror. Even within our country and in our own ...  Read More

Spring is in the air. Birds are singing their songs, flowers have begun to bloom, and I can start to hear the sound of lawnmowers in the neighborhoods around me. After a long winter, the world feels l...  Read More

Illness of mind, body, or spirit can sap us of our life passion and energy. Sometimes illness can change the course of our lives forever, asking us to adapt in ways we never imagined. And while illnes...  Read More

What is it like to literally not have a home, a place to lay your head at night? “Homeless” can also mean a sense of not feeling “at home,” lacking a feeling of belonging, feeling alone even in the mi...  Read More

In 12-step recovery programs, the first step is admitting powerlessness over anything that threatens to destroy our connection to our Higher Power, to ourselves, and to others. This week, we consider ...  Read More

Helen G. Bookman, 97, passed away on March 19, 2026...  Read More

We may be imprisoned by many things. Jesus’ declaration that he had come to “set the prisoner free” can be interpreted for all of us, whether or not we’ve ever experienced being behind literal prison ...  Read More

We find ourselves here today, and we know the story. But what does a fantastical resurrection story have to do with us? The ultimate message is this: no matter how dead you feel inside, or how dead yo...  Read More

One of my favorite hymns to sing after Easter is “Easter People, Raise Your Voices.” There’s something about that opening line that captures the whole spirit of this season. Easter isn’t just one day....  Read More

Today our worship series theme about journey takes on a very literal journey for Jesus. It likely felt like both the end and the beginning. Such are so many moments of our lives. A pilgrimage may rea...  Read More

Michael Bayard Woods was born on July 14, 1947 on North Island Air Station in San Diego, CA. Growing up mostly between Pacific Beach and El Cajon, CA, surrounded by love and music, Michael had a go...  Read More

Our worship series leads us along the path of our faith journey in a way that leads to new life in Jesus Christ, the message of Easter that we move towards. New paths are possible through freedom in C...  Read More

We continue our worship series that invites us to contemplate our journeys in life. Yet even in the midst of journeys, we never lose a desire for “home.” No matter what we call “home” in this physical...  Read More

In our series about this journey called life, we focus today on how the journey changes us. This can lead to not always being understood. Jesus found this out as he pushed against the status quo of hi...  Read More

So this month, my prayer is this: Lord, show us your glory in the ordinary, the simple, and the mundane. Show us your glory when we are tired, weak, and worn. Show us your glory in this wilderness thr...  Read More

Today, we continue our worship series called “The Way” that invites us to a spiritual journey during this season. Today we come to the table to be sustained for the road ahead. In our society, we are ...  Read More

Today we begin a new worship series called “The Way.” Making intentional journeys has been a ritual of humankind across time and traditions. Inspired by passages in the scriptures that talk about the ...  Read More

Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and his brother John and led them up a high mountain, by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his c...  Read More