The idea of a “Palms Up” year is very appealing, isn’t it? Youth Director Danny Scarbrough’s message on Sunday brought to my mind a related prayer technique I learned years ago, and since “Prayer” is the Holy Habit I want us to embrace this month, I love the intertwining I sense from God’s Spirit regarding […]
Jane’s Blog – Christ’s Time, Part 3
God knows what he’s doing, you know? I mean, out of all the Jewish girls available, he chose one who could and would ‘ponder’ and ‘treasure’ the things happening to her and her people. It begs a few questions: Was she something of an introvert like me? Was her life any less hectic and hurried […]
Alpha Story: Angela Weathers
Why I chose to go to the Alpha Course… …death …grief …misunderstanding …unknowing …searching. Neither my husband nor I were raised with religion. We knew about God and a couple of prayers but it wasn’t something practiced in either of our homes. My family started attending PLC six months after my mother-in-law went unexpectedly to […]
Jane’s Blog – Holy Habits, Part 4, Worship and Celebration
At a recent Christmas party I was blessed to hear a group of men singing “We Three Kings” with great enthusiasm! The lyrics reminded me of an article I recently read in Christianity Today about the Star of Bethlehem. It seems that biblical scholar Colin R. Nicholl is taking a shot at explaining the mystery […]
Jane’s Blog – Christ’s Time
This week Pastor Sean invited us to anticipate, and he taught us about “Kairos” – a Greek word for “time.” Kairos, he said, is a time when God breaks into chronological time with a special message just for us. And he challenged us to “expect Jesus to ‘break into’ your life now.” But there’s a […]
Jane’s Blog – One in Christ
PLC’s combined service on Sunday with San Diego Bethel Church was an amazing blessing! I loved the inspiring choir music – both in English and Korean, the spontaneous applause of appreciation throughout the service, and the sense of the Holy Spirit’s presence in Pastor Kim’s message. I also was moved by the “Worship through […]
Jane’s Blog – Community Life Connections
We have a guy here at PLC named Walter who can only be described as a “go-getter!” Walter got an idea in his head several months ago that our church sanctuary could be a great place to gather on days other than Sunday. It’s a big space with some Christian symbols, but it’s not […]
Jane’s Blog – We are Here, Part 5
Isaiah’s encounter with the Lord is high drama, isn’t it? “I am ruined,” he exclaims in the midst of seeing and hearing an indescribably rich and awesome vision of the Lord himself, his throne, and the angelic beings that surround him (Is. 6:1-8). And indeed Isaiah is ruined. Nothing is ever the same for […]
Jane’s Blog – We are Here, Part 4
Years ago a pastor I knew suggested I read the book of Nehemiah to learn about “leadership.” It was a real eye-opener for me because I’d never really studied this book of the Bible in depth, and I came to see what a remarkable “spiritual gift” of leadership and administration that Nehemiah had been given […]
Jane’s Blog – Holy Habits – Community Life
Several years ago I visited the ruins of Ephesus on a trip “in the footsteps of Paul.” This location, where both the Apostles Paul and John lived, worked and taught, was at one time “an emporium that had few equals in the world” (NIV Introduction to Ephesians). It was the home of the temple of […]