Today is the second Monday of the month, and I’m sharing how my faith shapes my interaction with people and God’s creation. A good place for me to start is with the Statement of Faith that I shared with Presbytery in November. I’m sharing the entire statement of faith...

On the first Monday of the month, I’ll be sharing with everyone a little bit about me. This week, I’m focusing on how I became a Christian. Some people are born into a Christian home; I was fortunate enough to be adopted into one. I have always known that I was...

On the fourth Monday of the month, I’ll be sharing with everyone what it means to me and us to be Presbyterian. This week, I want to focus on the recent shootings at the Islamic Center of San Diego and how we respond as Presbyterians. This recent attack in...

As I settle into the position of Executive Presbyter, I plan to share with everyone some of my personal and faith journey. I have been shaped by the places I’ve lived, the churches I’ve attended, and the many shoes I’ve filled and hats I’ve worn. I will also be...

Matthew 23:22-25 - 23 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint, dill, and cumin and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faith. It is these you ought to have practiced without neglecting the others. 24 You...

In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. Luke 2:1 Sometimes I am struck with the matter-of-fact elements in the Bible. Some of the most important moments in God’s story with us happen when the humans involved are...

Mary said, “My soul proclaims your greatness, O God,     and my spirit rejoices in you, my Savior. For you have looked with favor upon your lowly servant.     Surely from now on, all generations will call me blessed.” Luke 1:46-48  I’ve been overwhelmed with the...

The wolf shall live with the lamb; the leopard shall lie down with the kid;the calf and the lion will feed together, and a little child shall lead them. Isaiah 11:6 Yesterday I worshipped with a church I rarely visit, Good Shepherd Taiwanese Presbyterian Church. I...

And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen this glory, the glory as of a father’s only son, full of grace and truth. From this fullness we have all received, grace upon grace. John 1:14, 16 As I mentioned last week, every time I go into one of our...