October 1st, 2009
I’ve now been trained and have served my first week as Primary chaplain for the Petaluma Police and Fire Departments. I had a call-out that week and mentioned it to several folks who had questions about what the chaplaincy is all about. So, I thought I would take the opportunity to an-swer in the newsletter:
1) [...]
Tags: car crash, chaplaincy, city of petaluma, death notifications, hospital emergency room, major disaster, petaluma police, police chaplains, swer, volunteer service
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September 1st, 2009
Vacations are now over, the kids are back in school and it’s time to buckle down and get back to work before we’re hit with the craziness of the holiday season.
But what kind of work is needed to build a strong church? Not sensationalism! Not gimmicks! Nor more committees, nor mere programs, nor a “fun [...]
Tags: civic clubs, compassionate hearts, exemplary leadership, galatians 6, household of faith, quality leadership, realm of darkness, sensationalism, social clubs, strong church
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July 1st, 2009
I love summer! It’s a great time of year! My wife loves summer even more than I do because she normally runs cold, while I’m more on the hot side. But get this; her van has air conditioning while my truck doesn’t. Go figure!
Anyway, summer is a great time of year. School is out. College [...]
Tags: apostle peter, block party, entanglement, good gifts, helping others, no doubt, shing, simon peter, summer jobs, time and space
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June 1st, 2009
We hear so much about the separation of church and state these days that most people forget the whole purpose of the idea was to prevent there being a state church in America like there was in so many European countries.
But our founders certainly didn’t believe that religious ideas should be excluded from the public [...]
Tags: american civilization, commandments of god, god john, gospel of jesus christ, human passions, john quincy adams, morality and religion, national morality, political prosperity, religion and morality
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May 1st, 2009
In 1974, John Stott preached a sermon that he concluded with the following poem. It is a take-off on Martin Luther King’s “I have a dream” speech. I wanted to share it with you (with a few modifications) as I begin my fifth year as your pastor, because I share this dream too.
“I have [...]
Tags: anthers, biblical balance, caring church, dream speech, family of god, john stott, lord jesus, martin luther king, pure heart, social backgrounds
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