You shall live in booths for seven days; all who are native-born in Israel shall live in booths, so that your generations may know that I made the Israelites live in booths when I brought them out of the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.” Leviticus 23:42-43 I...

But now thus says the Lord,   the One who created you, O Jacob,   the One who formed you, O Israel:Do not fear, for I have redeemed you;   I have called you by name, you are mine.When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;   and through the rivers, they...

But we have this treasure in clay jars, so that it may be made clear that this extraordinary power belongs to God and does not come from us. 2 Corinthians 4:7 I have been pretty negligent in connecting with the Japanese-American community, but thanks to family...

I am about to do a new thing;now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?         Isaiah 43:19a Last Tuesday we had a very productive Presbytery meeting. There were so many new ministries celebrated that I honestly feel that years from now, we might look back on this...

“When there are no oxen, the stall is clean, but when there is a strong bull, there is abundant produce.” Proverbs 14:4 (CEB) As Wendy Gist reminded us last week, the Presbytery of San Gabriel is a Matthew 25 Presbytery committed to building congregational vitality,...

San Gabriel Presbytery has become a Matthew 25 Presbytery, which means we pledge to encourage 20% or more of our congregations to become Matthew 25 churches and embrace these areas of focus: Building congregational vitality Dismantling structural racism Eradicating...

The 225th General Assembly of the PC(USA) was held in Louisville, Kentucky, at the national headquarters and online from June 18 to July 9. And no, that is not a typo, it was a three-week meeting, but more on that in a minute. For us in San Gabriel Presbytery, maybe...

So she (Hagar) named the LORD who spoke to her, “You are El-roi” (God of seeing or God who sees). Genesis 16:13 Over the past few months, I have found myself reflecting one of the stories of Hagar. In Genesis 16, she is introduced as the Egyptian slave of Sarai who is...

God has so arranged the body, giving the greater honor to the inferior member, that there may be no dissension within the body, but the members may have the same care for one another. 1 Corinthians 12:24b-25 It’s truly uncanny how any memory of life in the last two...