Earlier this month I had the chance to share the Advent message of Hope at, appropriately, Hope Christian Church in La Puente. In looking at the nativity passages I was struck by the differences of the angels announcing to the … Continue reading
On August 14, I had the chance to preach on one of my favorite topics at Hope Christian Church in La Puente, CA. A topic and a city close to my heart. Here are my sermon notes: Hope 2: Shalom … Continue reading
Today we celebrate Pentecost, which is a day that people from many nations heard words of hope to share together in a new experience of humanity. This is not a hope the world offers or a hope the world can … Continue reading
There’s a tendency in human thinking to assume that knowledge tends toward a binary: either right or wrong, good or bad, left or right, we are helping or we are hurting, us versus them. There can be nuances within broad … Continue reading
I value that Juneteenth is getting a lot more broader attention these days. It’s a really important day in American history, not so much this particular day (which was when the Emancipation Proclamation became applied in Texas) but as part … Continue reading
The cross is everywhere in our culture. The legacy of many centuries of Christendom, where it was a marker of faith, then became a marker of culture, ethnicity, power. A symbol of rejection and punishment becomes the marker of acceptability. … Continue reading
After teaching online for a number of years, it became very clear to me that a significant weakness every quarter was the quality of my lecture and announcement videos. I had little to no video editing experience, and while I … Continue reading
The scandal of suggesting that oppressors need hope is built on the idea that oppressors already have what they want and are preventing others from getting it. There’s a lot wrong with that assumption, and throughout my book Hope for … Continue reading
From what I can figure, I’ve been dealing with clinical depression for about 35 years. I started taking an anti-depressant for the first time in mid-October. I’m taking an anti-depressant because of the faith I have in Christ and the … Continue reading
Part of our whirlwind tour the last couple of weeks was visiting the church I attended and worked at for a number of years. The pastor, Grant Myles-Era, offered a wonderful sermon on participation in church and community. He’s … Continue reading
