Dear saints, In this fast-paced world here in Silicon Valley, ownership is everything. We chase equity, pursue property, and build portfolios – but Psalm 24 interrupts our journey with a radical truth: “The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it.” That includes your job, your marriage, your mortgage, your ambitions, your time, and yes—even…

Dear Saints of Valley Church, In John Bunyan’s classic allegory of the Christian life, The Pilgrim’s Progress, Christian and his companion Hopeful are captured by Giant Despair and imprisoned in the dark dungeon of Doubting Castle. Bunyan writes, “Here, then, they lay from Wednesday morning till Saturday night, without one bit of bread, or drop…

Dear Saints of Valley Church, One of our family’s favorite activities for passing the time on long car rides is to play guessing games. When our kids were little, we played “I spy with my little eye” and recently we’ve been playing “Real Life Guess Who,” where one person picks any person alive today (with…