Pastor Paul’s Blog

By Pastor Paul Gauche Today’s Word: ‘Apprentice’… as in apprentices practice good habits. Stephen Covey’s book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, is over 30 years [...]

By Pastor Paul Gauche Today’s Word: ‘Denial’… as in it’s really not what you think. In the Gospel of Mark (8:34-35), Jesus tells his followers: “If any want to become my followers, let them deny [...]

By Pastor Paul Gauche Today’s Word: ‘Discomfort’… as in 182 of the most discomforting words I’ve read today. Dietrich continues to challenge us to think through the meaning of discipleship. To be [...]

By Pastor Paul Gauche Today’s Word: ‘Bonhoeffer’ as in… Dietrich. Nancy Lee and I are in Berlin, Germany studying the life and theology of Dietrich Bonhoeffer. We’re part of a class taught by [...]

By Pastor Paul Gauche Today’s Word: ‘Okay’ as in… “It’s okay to not be okay.” Thank you, Simone. Thank you, Michael. For generations, when faced with challenges, people have been told to suck it [...]

By Pastor Paul Gauche Today’s Word: ‘HUMILITY’ as in… Part Three of some really well developed, finely honed, and helpful thoughts on Humility. Several of us were wrestling with the complicated [...]

By Pastor Paul Gauche Today’s Word: “halfway” as in… we’re at about the halfway point of the summer. I know, right? How did that happen? I’m going out on a limb here, but I [...]

By Pastor Paul Gauche Today’s Word: ‘HUMILITY’ as in… Part Two of some really well developed, finely honed, and helpful thoughts on Humility. Again, please tell me you caught the irony, if not [...]

By Pastor Paul Gauche Today’s Word: ‘HUMILITY’ as in… Part One of some really well developed, finely honed, and helpful thoughts on Humility. Please tell me you caught the irony, if not the [...]

By Pastor Paul Gauche   Today’s Word: ‘Magnificent’ as in… there are glimpses of “The Magnificent” all around us. There is abundant evidence at every turn that there is indeed Something [...]