Dear Church Family, What is your role in family gatherings? I was reflecting on past holidays with my family this week and thinking about my tasks for these events. As a child, my job was to pick the napkin rings and put the napkins in them. At the Christmas Eve meal we have at my…

Hello Church Family, As we approach Thanksgiving my thoughts tend to turn to blessings and what I am thankful for. I remember the Thanksgiving after my mom passed in 2001. After moving all day, we were eating Thanksgiving dinner at Denny’s and I was struggling with mom’s death, missing my mom’s turkey dressing and playing…

Dear Church Family, Recently, I have been reminded of Jesus’ words in Matthew 5:14: “Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your…

Our Fullerton Free Preschool has made the Fruits of the Spirit a focus this year and our students are learning the nine fruits through songs, lessons and stories. It’s such a wonderful theme that we’ve extended it to our staff, sharing how the specific ‘fruit of the month’ relates to our personal lives. During October…

Over the last several weeks I have received some very fun emails! No, they were not offering free stuff nor containing funny animal memes (though that would have been very fun to see in my inbox). They were emails from some of our mentors giving reports back about the first contact or meeting with their…