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Hey Family, So many good works to share about! (Before I forget, please don’t forget that Daylight Saving Time ends on Sunday.) You’ve heard about our new Clothing Closet in partnership with CityTeam in the Neighborhood. The Mingles are helping out! They worked together last week to hang up clothes and put them on the…
Dear Friends, Here are the headlines as I type: “President Biden said Wednesday that Hurricane Milton is looking like the storm of the century. In less than 14 hours, Milton will make landfall on the western coast of Florida. Winds will be fierce at well over 100mph, with storm surges reading up to 15 feet along…
Hello again friends, We’re just a few days away from the start of our 2024 Valley Church Global Outreach Conference. This is a highlight of the year for many of us to celebrate all God is doing around the world and to be challenged to the task remaining. This year we have so many of…
The parable of the Good Samaritan in Luke 10:30-37 is very familiar to Christians and non-Christians alike. For most people this is a story about being kind to people around you or being a nice person. Even among secular people, someone who does good to strangers is called a “Good Samaritan”. In California “The Good…
Think of how confused John was. He’s baptizing people in the Jordan river and who should walk up to GET baptized but Jesus! John has already identified Jesus as “the lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world.” (John 1:29) and he knows that he’s not even “worthy to carry his sandals”…
Dear Soldiers, If we do not think that the evil forces of darkness have targeted the family, we all have our heads in the sand, and have lost touch with reality! Strategically launched missiles and drones are destroying the foundation and fabric of our nation! The traditional definition of marriage as a union between one man…
As a highschooler I wasn’t a great student, but I liked to read. I had a literature class where we got to read classic books for the entire period. It was an easy class for the students, and REALLY easy for the teacher. It was there that I first read Les Misérables by Victor Hugo.…
When I was in elementary school, I was what you might call “skinny.” As I’ve shared before, my nickname was “Bones Jones” for a very good reason. Thankfully, now we have anti-bullying measures, but back then it was not uncommon to get picked on for something like that. I, however, was not afraid of these…
Dear friends, I can’t tell you how much I’m looking forward to this weekend! My friend and ministry partner Dave Carlsen is preaching. Dave was on our Valley Church staff for 10 years before we planted Neighborhood Bible Church in South San Jose 17 years ago and he’s been there ever since! This Sunday we’ll…
Recently at Valley Church we hosted a training seminar called, “Listening for Heaven’s Sake.” Among other things, participants learned how to cultivate authentic relationships by increasing their ability to convey genuine caring and interest, overcome barrier-inducing habits and show understanding of the other person. I’ve been thinking about what it means to apply those same…