Dear Family, I just heard that our dear friends Ian and Robyn Cooper (and their four young children) need our help tomorrow (Saturday) and Sunday. Here’s the need: 1. loading furniture & boxes onto a truck from 3 pm – 6 pm Saturday at 1087 Morris Ct, San Jose, CA 951262. unloading furniture & boxes into…
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Hi Brothers and Sisters, Do you like riddles? This Sunday, our Lord has a doozy for us. It’s a delightfully enigmatic teaching that Jesus gives to the puzzled disciples of John who (I think) pull Jesus out of Matthew’s banquet because they just have to ask him a big question. Jesus answers mysteriously, with (I…
Hello Church Family! This Sunday we’re back in the Sermon on the Mount saddle. But I’m gonna do something a little different with the message and would LOVE the support and partnership of YOU, my true compadres. Here’s what’s up. First, some background. I feel led to give an evangelistic sermon, that is, a message…
Dear Brothers and Sisters in my Forever Family, This week in our “Family Matters” series, we’re talking about gender (gulp), which we know is a controversial and painful subject in today’s culture. When one of my kids asked me what this Sunday’s message was about, and I said, “gender,” she winced visibly. I knew what…
Hey yo, come in! I’m stoked you dropped by. You gotta see this old photo album I found in the garage. Yeah, sit down here, next to me. Hmm…I gotta remind myself where these shots were taken. Oh, Dude, I remember now, this was from one of our Stelling Family Gatherings on Zoom during the…
Dear Valley Church Family, Please don’t forget that Daylight Saving Time starts at 2:00 AM. I saw this cartoon recently and it relates to our message tomorrow on Matthew 5:33-37. The caption reads: “I’ll be the first to admit—under oath, subpoenaed, and with the threat of prosecution—that I was wrong.” Doumer and John will lead…
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Steve Meyer better watch his back. If you haven’t met him, he’s one of our deacons and he leads our Alpha Ministry. He’s known for his humor and always kicks off the evening with a hilarious monologue. However, there’s a NEW KID IN TOWN, Aidan Wu. This kid is F-U-N-N-Y! Here…
Dear Sisters and Brothers in the United Peoples of Jesus the Messiah (UPJM), I’m sorry that I failed to send you a pre-Sunday message. So, to make it up to you, I’m hitting “send” on a post-Sunday greeting on this spectacular Tuesday morning. First, I’m soaring today because strong chains of injustice were shattered yesterday…
Dear Church Family, This Saturday, across the country, people will play tug-o-war in parks and playgrounds. As you know, tug-o-war is lots of fun at parties and picnics, but lousy in personal relationships. It’s miserable to feel tension and tugging with others in our homes and churches. Can we experience tenderness and hugging instead of…
Welcome to the Club! “What club?” you ask. “The Psalms Reciters.” We’re a diverse group spanning three thousand years with Psalms on our lips. Here are some of our past and present members: • King David, who wrote a large number of the Psalms including the beloved Ps. 23. • Jesus Christ, who quoted the…