August 2026
Let’s be there for each other
About ten years ago, the president of the Retired Methodist Pastors’ Association in Southern California called me. “When are you going to retire?” I replied, “Retire? I’m not even sixty yet!” He said, “We […]
The Me I Know, the Me Others Know
I thought I was a caring and attentive pastor, but apparently some people see me as a rather distant pastor who doesn’t even shake hands with his congregation after Sunday worship. I thought I […]
The Spirituality of Embracing Differences
When we confess in the Apostles’ Creed, “I believe in the holy catholic Church and the communion of saints,” we are affirming that all who believe Jesus Christ is Lord belong to one Church […]
July 2026
The Joy of No Longer Being Needed
Today, after our 1 p.m. English Ministry service, there will be an ice cream party in my honor. For quite some time, whenever we did not have an English-speaking pastor, I stepped in to […]
Dreaming of a Bible Pilgrimage Path
Last Friday during our early morning prayer service, I mentioned that a question I had been wrestling with for years had finally been answered. Many of you were curious and asked what it was. […]
Our Journey To Samaria
Jesus said to His disciples, “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to […]