Faith:  My Decision or God’s Decision?

Faith: My Decision or God’s Decision?

Perhaps you’ve heard this story before. A captain looked out from his bridge into a dark, stormy night and saw a faint light on the horizon coming straight at him. He immediately sent a message: “Alter your course 10 degrees south.” Promptly, the reply came back:...
Powerful Words for Troubled Times

Powerful Words for Troubled Times

During my 21 years pastoring a church in Central California, I was part of the clergy rotation to offer the opening prayer at monthly City Council meetings.    Once a contentious issue required moving the meeting from City Hall to a high school gym to accommodate the...
A Prayer for This Moment in America

A Prayer for This Moment in America

As many of us are still reeling from the January 6 attack on Congress meeting in our nation’s Capitol, and as our nation inaugurates a new President tomorrow, I cannot think of anything we need to do more than pray.   In my Presbyterian tradition worship is...
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