FIRST PRESBYTERIAN

The word means “our Lord, come” in Aramaic, the language that Jesus and His Twelve spoke with their telling Galilean accent.  It appears only in 1 Cor. 16:22...

Dear Church Family, We all know Psalm 46:10 (Be still and know that I am God) but do we practice it? What comes to your mind when you think of being “still?”...

"The gospel is so foolish (according to my natural wisdom), so scandalous (according to my conscience), and so incredible (according to my timid heart), that...

Easter is all about the latter – permanently unbroken, personal fellowship with God.  Our finite human brain may shrink from the concept of a never ending so...

This is the meaning of the Jewish name of Hagar, the Egyptian girl who wound up as an exploited, despised slave in the household of a conflicted patriarch an...

Dear Church Family, I grew up, as many of you did,  singing the wonderful hymns that encouraged and fostered my faith in Christ.  Years ago, my precious Dadd...

It means don’t even THINK of it.  Some clearly did then, and some surely do now. Read Luke 13:1-3 : “At that very time there were some present who told him a...

Dave Peterman wanted to share the following from Henri Nouwen: “Did I offer peace today? Did I bring a smile to someone's face? Did I say words of healing? D...

In the heyday of great magazines such as LIFE, I indulged in a hobby for the amusement of fun friends. It required both a sharp eye and scissors.  I would cu...

Dear Church Family, During the Passion Week I have been reading through the four gospel accounts of Jesus’ last week up to his glorious resurrection.  It is ...

Dear FPCGH Family, Greetings from 3061 Galveston Drive in Simi Valley!  Yes, I'm in my house just like you. My husband Steve is working from our garage, and ...

The mandate of social distancing has put a new spin on our Sunday routines.   Church, brunch, getting a manicure or going shopping - all have become taboo de...

And where is Jesus, this strange Easter day? Not lost in our locked churches, anymore Than he was sealed in that dark sepulchre. The locks are loosed; the st...

Dear Church Family, After Jesus died, the disciples were hiding behind closed doors in fear of the religious and political authorities persecuting them.  At ...

Friends, the Corona Virus has made me keenly aware of how God has kept us connected before the pandemic. What do I mean? Well, take Colossians chapter 2 vers...