Dear friends, Are you sick? Sick and tired of the status quo? Have you been thinking that there must be something more? Is your life full but not fulfilling? Is there a haunting hollowness inside? Our pursuit of personal fulfillment and significance goes far beyond what Silicon Valley has to offer. When God said, “It…
Posts from 2018 (Page 2)
Several years ago, I listened to a conference speaker wax eloquent about the excitement of life as an “epic” adventure. In colorful language he described the thrill of storming castles, rescuing damsels in distress, and slaying dragons. It was amazing. After he finished, the next speaker came up and good naturedly asked, “And who takes…
Dear Church Family, I see tents on the freshly cut grass. Hmm…what must that mean? I think I know — it’s time for the Church Picnic! Better take a lint brush to your Hawaiian shirt! Sunday is the day to wear it. Lots of work and planning has gone into this picnic. As we’ve said,…
“How It Works” is a British TV show and magazine that explains how things operate and how they are made, things like batteries, ham, sushi, and rubber gloves. Even though we use or consume these items on a regular basis, most of us have no idea how or why they do what they do. Except…
In 1962 a group called the Contours had a one hit wonder called “Do you love me?” It made Billboard magazine’s Top 40 that year and again in 1988. It has been covered by many artists, including the Beatles, Bruce Springsteen, the Blues Brothers, and even David Hasselhoff. This question has been asked innumerable…
Dear Church Family, Mystery Man #1 Yesterday I walked around a corner in the Cupertino Community Center and there I stood, face to face, with a mystery man. We locked eyes. He smiled. I waved “hello” and then walked to a bench to write a text message. Then “Johnson” (that’s his name) ran up and…
Dear family, Don’t you just love waiting in long lines? Unlike all the technology we have now, I remember waiting 4 hours to register for my classes before I was even inside the building my freshman year in college. How about going to the DMV? My wife one time lost her place in line at…
Last Saturday we celebrated the life of Don Neely, long time member of Valley Church and a life-long singer. Don and Anita were both active members of the Valley Church choir as well as a German choir. I always loved having Don sit behind us in the congregation, because with him singing in my ear, I felt like I could…
Dear friends, When you make a list of the things you are thankful to God for, what are the things that usually top the list? Most of us recognize life as a gift from God and so we’re grateful for breath in our lungs and hearts that keep beating. For those who follow Christ, we are overwhelmingly grateful for our salvation.…
Dear friends, Happy 4th of July 2 days early! If you listen to all that we are bombarded with in our IT world then perhaps you are not celebrating what is going on in our nation? If I were to take you back to when the prophet Hosea spoke to God’s people you probably would…