Some of you may have heard me talk about how “Halloween” is actually a religious holiday – and it is! The “Hallowed Evening” is the night before “All Saints’ Day” …
October 21 Message From Rev. Bill
“The poor deserve not just service and dedication, but also the joy that belongs to the human heart.” – Mother Teresa For years now we have hosted Meals of Hope …
October 14 Message From Rev. Bill
How do you say “Good-bye”? Jamail Aikens has been a part of the church for 3 years now, and will be leaving on Saturday to return to his friends and …
September 23 Message From Rev. Bill
As you know, I like to pray for telemarketers when they call me up. I also offer to pray for the server at our table in restaurants, or sometimes for …
September 16 Message From Rev. Bill
I received a letter from a young woman whom I have known for many years, who was concerned because it appears that her church may be considering leaving the United …
September 9 Message From Rev. Bill “We Won!!!”
This past week Kim and I traveled up to Orlando because our son got us tickets to the Open Cup Finals, the Orlando City Football Club (soccer) vs. Sacramento. (And …
September 2 Message From Rev. Bill “FORGIVENESS”
Earlier this week I was reading my morning devotions, and the concept of FORGIVENESS came up. Ironically, I had also been listening to a news article about student loan forgiveness. …
August 19 Message From Rev. Bill “WHO’DA THUNK?!?”
Over the past couple of weeks we have been looking at the Rituals of the church – Communion, Funerals, Baptism, etc. We still have a few weeks ahead of us …
August 14 Message From Rev. Bill
I have had a lot of calls and ads recently about “Updating my car warranty/Buying Solar/Extending my Medicare Coverage!” You may remember one of the first sermons I preached when Kim …
August 5 Message From Rev. Bill
As our Nominations/Lay Leadership team gets started in building our core leadership for 2023, I want to share with you the letter I sent to them to get our hearts …