Faith’s Blog
Pen of the Pastor
Hello. This is my penultimate newsletter article. OK, you wonder what that word means? “Penultimate”? It is the next to last. Merriam Webster says this; The word ultimate itself comes from the Latin word for “last, final, or farthest.” The pen- part of...
August Blog ~ Fire
Fire. The Carr fire. The Ferguson fire. The Whaleback fire. The Mendocino Complex fire. Were that not enough, there are more fires in Southern California. And there are fires here in Nevada. When I look out my window, I cannot see the mountains...
Pastor’s June Word
I am surprised at the process of letting go. As I approach retirement, I have to do a few things. Clean up my office. Reorganize my files. Distribute some books. Each one of these sounds like it falls in the category of housecleaning, but that is the surprise. I don’t...
Pastor’s June Blog
June's Blog Before I made my first visit to my wife’s grandfather I was given guidance to enable a peaceful conversation. “Just don’t say anything about religion or politics.” Well, we had a short conversation about the weather. Religion and Politics. Why are these...
Immigrants
Immigrants My family, probably similar to yours, is a history of immigrants. Not from Guatemala or Mexico, but from northern Europe. Philemon, from Württemberg in 1854. After Napoleonic wars calmed down and there was period of peace in that...