by Tom Cramer | Jul 28, 2020 | Reflections Blog
In Their Own Words: When God’s Children Can’t Breathe, Part II Photo: Los Ranchos congregations are carrying each other’s burdens by speaking out against systemic racism. In June, we began a multi-part series entitled “When God’s Children Can’t Breath” based on a...
by Tom Cramer | Jun 25, 2020 | Reflections Blog
When God’s Children Can’t Breathe Photo/Screen Shot of Zoom Meeting/Chineta Goodjoin On June 9th at 7 PM, New Hope Presbyterian Church of Orange and St. Mark Presbyterian Church of Newport Beach hosted a candlelight vigil by Zoom for those who were grieving the most...
by Forrest Claassen | Jun 10, 2020 | Reflections Blog
This ‘n’ That This month’s column provides no mental express train. It follows the scenic route instead. I hope at least one stop will catch your eye along the way. The current speed of news is head-spinning. Keeping up emotionally is hard. Saying a timely, coherent...
by Forrest Claassen | Jun 1, 2020 | Reflections Blog
Longing for the Triumph of God Outside Union Church (Pacific Presbytery).Photo by Fernando Arevalos, https://www.instagram.com/bhab1875/.Used with permission. Longing for the Triumph of God They called out in a loud voice, “How long, Sovereign Lord, holy and...
by Tom Cramer | May 14, 2020 | Reflections Blog
A “Brave New World” I must confess I have never read Aldous Huxley’s novel Brave New World, but its title alone describes where I think we find ourselves as congregations and a presbytery. As Christians navigating a global pandemic, we live in a “brave new world” not...
by Forrest Claassen | Apr 16, 2020 | Reflections Blog
Old Values, New Actions Featured Photo by Erin Dunigan. Changing circumstances call for changed practices. But wise changes always stay rooted in core values. So—what does that look like? My 82-year-old mother has long been a greeter at her church in Thousand Oaks....
