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The young man is graduating from college without the Pomp and Circumstance of Sir Edward Elgar’s stirring march, originally used for the...

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

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...

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

Easter is all about the latter – permanently unbroken, personal fellowship with God.  Our finite human brain may shrink from the concept...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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

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

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...