A Season of Goodbye As I look back over the decades that I have been alive, I find myself thanking God for the amazing people that God has brought into my life. From the pastors and Sunday school teachers who helped introduce me to God, to the mentors and friends who pushed me to go [...]
You are invited to Pastor Steve and Kim's open house! Sunday December 22 at 2:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. 2115 N Baker Street, Santa Ana Come and celebrate the season with us!
In God We Trust If you look at any denomination of United States currency, you will find the phrase “In God We Trust.” It first appeared on a two cent coin in 1864 and was placed on all coins by 1909. In 1955 President Eisenhower signed a bill making it mandatory that all currency produced [...]
“I Don’t Know This!” Part 2 A couple of years ago, I shared with you this story by Marsha Medley, a friend and former co-worker: I have a funny, smart, six-year old piano student who plays well, once he learns a piece. But, EVERY TIME we open the page to a new piece of music, [...]
Youth on the Move Part 2 Last month we heard from one of our young people, Sheryl Ocampo, who went on awe-inspiring trip to Ecuador. As she shared her experiences with us, I was moved by the spiritual growth that was taking place in her life as she stretched herself and her relationship with Jesus. [...]
Youth on the Move Steve Ranney, Pastor If you were with us in worship in the middle of June, you participated in commissioning some of our youth as they prepared to leave on a couple of trips that were designed to help them grow in their relationships with God and connect with people that God [...]
A Small Choice That Saved the World At my daughter’s college graduation, the speaker talked about how each of them was setting out to make a big impact on the world. She described how they spend their days looking for some big break that would give them the platform they needed to change things. She [...]
I recently ran across this vision statement for a company. By reading it, can you tell what business they were in? OUR VISION We at ________ are Proud to be the “WORLD CLASS CRAZY ONES” On our watch we want to do something extraordinary with our gifts and talents. History will be the judge, but [...]
The Exit Row The following, recently posted by my friend, the Rev. Jonas Hayes, says something very profound about our calling as followers of Jesus. “Are you willing and able to sit in the exit row?” God, this is the question I want to ask — of every parent holding a child for baptism, of [...]
Why Should You Attend our Ash Wednesday Service? Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the season in the church year known as Lent. Lent is a time to prepare for the celebration of Easter and to renew our life in the mystery of the saving death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. We begin this holy [...]