by Jim Welch | Aug 23, 2024 | Blog, Pastor's Blog
As you worship this morning, we will have launched Day 0 of the 2024 medical mission. It is not advertised as open, but people in the church have the chance to be see a doctor – and we have a chance to fine tune the system. This week has not been jammed packed as...
by Jim Welch | Aug 9, 2024 | Blog, Pastor's Blog
“Simple” is not very appealing to this world. My intent when starting at USC law last year was plain: become a lawyer. However, as I began to find success, the career’s rewards became exceedingly enticing. When I was offered a position at the world’s most prestigious...
by Jim Welch | Aug 2, 2024 | Blog, Pastor's Blog
I have yet to recover from last weekend. I am not kidding. Maybe I’m just too old for 18-hour days. Maybe the emotional energy required to properly conduct a very special wedding is too much for this old guy. Or maybe I’m just lazy. Last weekend was not just a...
by Jim Welch | Jul 26, 2024 | Blog, Pastor's Blog
We have lost another dear friend of Peninsula. Last Sunday, our own Don Bricker made his transition from life on earth into presence of God. What a journey that must be. In the last few weeks, he prayed daily that he might make that journey. Life had become difficult...
by Jim Welch | Jul 19, 2024 | Blog, Pastor's Blog
My blood is boiling. What is going on in California? Not much real love for children. Or parents. Our governor just signed a law that puts 10 million children and adolescents in grave danger of medical mistreatment. The media headlines have it wrong. They claim that...
by Jim Welch | Jul 5, 2024 | Blog, Pastor's Blog
When you buy something online these days, you often have to “sign” some sort of contract. To play an online game you have to sell your soul. There are now pieces of our soul out there somewhere. Who knows how many stipulations we have agreed to just to play a game. I...
