Westward Bound Mr. Torre

If this were only true. Please come to LA Mr. Torre. Would it not be fitting for you to come and experience the other side of baseball and put a team originally from the other coast back on the map when it comes to baseball? By the way Joe? Have you ever had a dodger [...]

Monk-E-Mail

When I should be finishing my sermon I came across this for motivation. I think this would be a great way of keeping in touch with people in the church.
ht: Thanks Steve

What kind of church would Jesus join?

I had the opportunity to meet Steve a few years ago and heard him preach at his church and really enjoyed his preaching and his style of leadership. The man can preach good news! The guy gets it! Here is a recent sermon he preached at his church about the kind of church Jesus would [...]

grades and kids…

My kids asked me once, “Dad, were you ever on the principals list or honor roll?” My response, “No, I think I was on the custodians list?”
This week is parent teacher conferences for the kiddoes.
And as parental units we are very pleased to say the kiddoes rocked. Bring on those cheesy cool bumper stickers that [...]

Malibu Presbyterian Church

Amen. Found this on Mark’s site. Continued prayers for the Malibu Church.

Let the uprising begin…

“To clasp the hands in prayer is the beginning of an uprising against the disorder of the world.”
Karl Barth
ht: Juan

A prayer for those fighting the fires…

Where we live in West Palmdale it looks like someone dropped a bomb on the other side of the mountains. My son said that one of his buddies relatives lost their home in Santa Clarita. Prayers for the people affected by the loss and prayers for those fighting the fires.

Pastoral Ramblings…

The pastor exhibiting a heart for the people within the context of a small or large church ministry will only help ensure the success, stability, and longevity of the pastor. The requirement for the pastor is to some how master the gift of empowerment in his or her context for ministry. An understanding of the [...]

Malibu Presbyterian Church

Pray for Pastor Greg, Pastor Michael, and Kristi and the staff and leaders of the Malibu Presbyterian Church as their church building was lost today in the Malibu fires.

culture…

The church I pastor was charted in 1931 by the Los Angeles Presbytery. After meeting in a local elementary school for a few years the church saved enough money to buy some land and folks from the community and the church finally built the first building sometime in 1942.
There are a variety of persons that [...]