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There is no place like home
There is no place like home. We had a wonderful trip exploring God’s creation. We spent time with some former Peninsula folks who blessed us amazingly. They pre-dated our time at the church, but we swapped stories and went through her 1991 church directory. That was a...
Transition in life
Today is a bit of a day of infamy. This morning marks the first Sunday in over twenty years that a Wickline has not been part of our church family. And by that I mean, with a home in the South Bay and regular access to worship here. At one point, there were eight of...
Issues Which Divide Church
There are many issues which divide churches these days. It’s an election year, so there are more on the horizon. But some of those issues force me to examine my own willingness to live the grace of God and share Jesus as Savior and King. The debacle at the southern...
A reflective season
I am in a season of life that seems more reflective. Maybe I am just tired. But I have a couple of songs rattling around in my heart and mind these days which may explain things. I am a lover of Christian music (and I do have my favorite song writer, of course). What...
The future seems so uncertain
War is raging in the Middle East. The future seems so uncertain. And the present is more divided than ever. And I really didn’t think that was possible. Antisemitism is on the rise, even here in SoCal....outside the Museum of Tolerance. How ironic is that? I think it...
Full Couple of Weeks
It’s been a full couple of weeks. I drove to Mammoth. I fished for ten minutes at Lake Mary. I attended my niece’s wedding in Loomis. I drove home. I thoroughly enjoyed the Harvest Festival on Tuesday. And this week I’ve been digging into Ecclesiastes, of course. The...
Baptism is going public
For our Lord, it happened in the Jordan River by a man named John. Baptism in first century Jewish culture was very common. And it meant different things in different settings. For ritual purity, Jews used a mikvah and washing in a mikvah provided cleansing for...
Some thoughts on current events
Since the massacre in Israel began over a week ago, I have been checking my X feed often. I’ve cried. I’ve prayed. I’ve tried to wrap my head around the depravity and hatred which would prompt such actions by Hamas. It is hard to comprehend the depths of evil in the...
Same Savior
I would say that for many of you, today is your first opportunity to meet Bishop Alex and Millie Ojera. They have become part of our church family since our first team went to Uganda in 2007. From my recollection, their last visit to Peninsula was in April 2018. We...
Thinking of the Savior
This week I’ve been thinking of the Savior. Celebrating the Lord’s Table has a way of bringing me back to those events which unfolded around Passover many years ago. The agony He endured is incomprehensible to me. I can’t imagine humanity being so cruel that we could...