A big and common need in this season has been connectedness. We, as humans, have an innate desire to connect in any season, but it has been unique and challenging in this specific time. From being limited in social activity to having schools be shut down, students deeply desire to be known and seen right…

Josh Ching Josh is a second year student at Point Loma studying kinesiology. He loves to play basketball, hang outside and play board games and card games. “God is really showing me His consistency throughout all the inconsistency in the world. It’s so easy to think one way and have this idea that maybe things…

Before creating a list of resolutions or thinking of goals for the year, my first New Year’s tradition is watching through all of The Lord of the Rings movies. When I was a kid, they were always playing on TV during this season and the urge to watch them around the welcoming of a new…

Isaiah 9:6-7 is part of a prophecy given by Isaiah, describing the coming Messiah. It was given to the Kingdom of Judah, in the midst of great political turmoil. In these verses Isaiah uses four names to describe this coming Messiah: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, and Prince of Peace. Remarkably, these names were…

My dad drew great maps. Sure, he was an artist but, the quality of his drawings aside, his maps were great because of the detail. All the necessary and helpful streets were labeled and important visual landmarks were sketched in too. He could have added much more detail because he knew all the street names…

The heart of the $50K Days of Christmas campaign isn’t simply to give gifts during the holidays to those in need. It’s also an opportunity for us to do what Jesus does. Throughout the gospels, we see instances where Jesus encounters people with real needs and gives of Himself and His resources in order to…

What a wonderful and joyful afternoon we had last Sunday at our annual Special Needs Christmas program. Back in the spring we started to brainstorm our options for our program, having no idea what December would hold. We were very intentional to pray for wisdom and guidance when it came to not just our program…

Over the past eight months, COVID has wreaked havoc on what seems to be all areas of life. We feel the obvious effects when a loved one has been exposed and fallen ill or when we haven’t felt the embrace of a close friend as we maintain social distance. Food insecurity has impacted those unable…

On Wednesday, November 4, we introduced our new topic of “Confusion and Learning” to our students during a worship night. Our main goals for the night were to show students how natural it is to have questions relating to our faith and how the community of believers is a healthy and safe place to express…

Many in our church family may already be aware of the work we have been doing to walk alongside seniors in our community by providing weekly groceries. For those of you who are not familiar with this new ministry, its basic goal is to help provide meals and support to those in need around us…