February 17, 2012 Men's Ministry Join us Saturday, February 25 for another hearty breakfast in Mears from 9-10:30am.  It's an opportunity for us to grow in friendship, be encouraged, worship together and hear from Pastor Dan.  Please RSVP with Joel Larson at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .  Donations at the breakfast are welcome. Musings from Pastor Dan Friday February 17, 2012 In Training “He promised never to leave me, never to leave me alone...

  February 10, 2012   Musings from Pastor Kim Strutt Friday February 10, 2012 “Pastor Dan is on vacation this week, and Rev. Kim Strutt is filling in as Guest Muser!” The Rev.Dr. Eric Kimball (Kim) Strutt is part of our Pastoral Team. Kim was born in Hollywood, grew up in North Hollywood, graduated from UCLA , and Fuller Seminary . . he and his family live in Burbank.  Kim has an extensive background in ministry.  In rec...

  February 3, 2012 Musings from Pastor Dan Friday February 3, 2012 Super Super Bowl weekend.  The sports media has been talking, writing and blogging about it for two solid weeks now.  As big a sports fan as I am- and I will be parked in front of a television somewhere on Sunday to watch the game- I’m more fascinated by how the entire pageant reflects our culture. Can you imagine being someone from another country, taking it all in for the first...

  January 27, 2011 Musings from Pastor Dan Friday January 27, 2012 Good Question “Dan, what has the Lord been teaching you lately?”  That question, repeatedly asked by a mentor of mine when I was in college, was the first time I realized the power of a question.  Whenever I sat down with Martin over coffee, inevitably he would ask some version of the same question: “What has the Lord been teaching you lately?”  It forced me to stop and th...

  January 20, 2011 Musings from Pastor Dan Friday January 19, 2012 Pardon the Interruption  Hi, friends- I’m writing to you this week from a meeting in Orlando, Florida.  As I’ve mentioned, I’m here for another meeting with the Fellowship of Presbyterians.  This is a national evangelical group of PCUSA pastors and elders who are trying to make sense of, create options for and dream about our troubled denomination.  I...

  January 13, 2011 City Lights our young adult gathering for 20’s/30’s will be back Thursday, February 2nd.  Bring something to share for the potluck at 7pm and at 8pm we’ll be starting a new series on the book of Joshua.  City Lights is for all young adults single and married.  Musings from Pastor Dan Friday January 13, 2012 If You Read It...             “If you build it, they wil...

  January 6, 2011 Musings from Pastor Dan Friday January 6, 2012 Lightshine             You’ve known me long enough to realize that I am always trying to pay attention, and ask the question: Where is God showing up?  On Wednesday we had our fifth and final Advent/Epiphany worship time in the chapel. After we shared communion, it was time to close the service. But instead of receiving a benediction,...

  December 30, 2011 Dear Friends, As this year draws to a close, I want to invite you to make any extra financial efforts you can to help us close our gap before Dec. 31st. We all know it has been a hard financial year for many.  But if you can catch up on your pledge, or give over and above, it will be greatly appreciated. We need a very strong finish to break even for 2011.  Contributions need to be at the church office or po...

  December 23, 2011 Musings from Pastor Dan Friday December 23, 2011 Stories             You know by now I love stories.  Stories hold our attention, and can communicate in ways that merely stating facts never does.  The novelist John Gardner once said “There really are only two plots in American fiction.  Either a stranger comes to town…or someone goes on a journey.&rdq...

  December 16, 2011 Musings from Pastor Dan Friday December 16, 2011 Longing             I don’t know how many thousands of people were in the British Museum in London the day we visited in 2005.  It was late July, and in the cavernous entry room of the Museum the crowd was large and noisy.  I looked at the signs pointing in every direction for various exhibits and wonders, I heard t...