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Announcements (Page 12)
Dear Family, My heart is full for four reasons. Reason #1: J-Mae Taylor’s Celebration of Life this Sunday at 2:00 PM This Sunday, Oct. 24, at 2:00 PM in the Valley Church Worship Center, we’ll gather as a church family to celebrate the life (and Lord) of J-Mae Taylor. When the King took J-Mae to…
Dear Family, We could almost smell the pizza and feel the padded rocking chairs as we trudged along the last two miles of our 14-mile hike in Yosemite in August, 2016. (OK, 13.8 miles if you want to be technical). My twin brother Dan and I were on the Pohono Trail which goes from Glacier…
$45,000 – That’s the estimated cost most people will pay in 2021 to try to summit Mt. Everest. Approximately 800 people per year attempt to add their names to the 4,000 successful climbers of the tallest peak in the world. None of them wants their name added to 300 (10%) who have died trying. Forty-five…
Beady eyes glowed an evil red while searching for prey. Razor sharp six-inch-long teeth gleamed in the moonlit sky while the massive tail carved a swath of destruction behind powerful legs, crushing the rose bushes as it towered over our pink house in Santa Clara. I woke in a cold sweat and looked over at…
Hey Family, I was pranked when I came back from my sabbatical. It’s happened before. A few years ago, I returned to find my brown couch and lamp on the roof of building 3. Here’s how the latest gag went down. It was Monday and I expected my office furniture to be rearranged. So, when…
Hey Family! We’re starting “The Story” this Sunday. I just want to give you a little more info. Let’s countdown from seven, because, well, it’s sounds fun. 7. Crack open Chapter 1 and read it before Sunday morning if you can. Here’s an idea: pretend you’ve never read the Bible before. Let the words fall…
Ever been in an auto accident? I used a sad story at the beginning of a message I shared years ago. A pastor was traveling with his family in the Northwest. An oncoming vehicle lost control and crashed into their family car. The pastor lost in that tragic accident his: Wife Mother Two of his…
Our world is in great chaos on so many levels right now (political, biological, relational, financial, racial, etc.). Politicians are often expected to not only address all these problems, but to have solutions as well. Though these issues have been discussed for many years, it is very rare to find a current politician that has…
I won’t lie to you… I was pretty scared. Our family was driving back to Chicago for our oldest daughter’s graduation from college. We stopped in at Zion National Park and were on the famous “Angels Landing” trail which is consistently cited as one of the world’s most dangerous hikes. It is not hard to…
Hello dear friends, What makes a great gift? I’ve been thinking about it a lot recently because I got a truly excellent gift for the past Father’s Day. It was unexpected – I hadn’t talked about this item to my family. It is cool technology – c’mon, I’m a Dad! It is practical – so…