The center of attention

Chase Ruben

This little guy was the center of attention for us this weekend. His name is Chase and he is our first grandson. His older sisters were happily looking forward to his birth, but the actual experience of seeing and touching him for the first time was more magical than they imagined.

Expositional or topical preaching?

I find I resonate with the mission statement of Vintage Faith Church in Santa Cruz, “we are becoming a worshipful community of missional theologians.” While our church will not likely have a vision statement like that, I hope ours will not be in disagreement. In this post, I’d like to focus on the “theologian” portion. […]

Christianity has an image problem

It’s obvious that elements of our society are becoming resistant or even hostile to Christianity, but what may not be obvious is the depth of such resistance nor what the future portends as a result. A new study by Barna Research gives fact-based insight into this topic and is discussed in a new book by […]