Pastor Paul’s Blog

By Pastor Paul Gauche Today’s Word: ‘Encounter’ as in… each encounter brings some measure of change to the world. Trappist monk, Thomas Merton famously wrote, “True encounter with Christ [...]

By Pastor Paul Gauche Today’s Word: ‘Commencement’ as in… graduation. Well, it’s that time again. Commencement exercises are commencing. Graduates are graduating. And speeches are being crafted [...]

By Pastor Paul Gauche Today’s Word: ‘Dream’ as in… the revolution, the mission, the party, the network, the dance, the kingdom of God is always coming into focus. The first thing I noticed was [...]

By Pastor Paul Gauche Today’s Word: ‘Windshield’ as in… there’s a reason the windshield is bigger than the rearview mirror. You already know where you’ve been. To get where you’re going, [...]

By Pastor Paul Gauche Today’s Word: ‘Joy’ as in… it’s not whether we win or lose, it’s finding the joy in it. I’m a fan of professional basketball in general, the Golden State Warriors in [...]

Today’s Word: Compassion as in… showing the compassion of Christ. In Luke 7 Jesus “brings back to life” the son of a grieving mother. Luke tells this story in a way which creates a [...]

By Pastor Paul Gauche Today’s Word: ‘Generosity’ as in… the adjective that describes one of the core rhythms in the lives of those who experience a deeper sense of thriving. It happened again [...]

By Pastor Paul Gauche Today’s Word: “Verdict” as in… a verdict reached; a verdict announced. Just moments after 3:30PM on the afternoon of April 20, 2021, text messages hit millions of cell [...]

By Pastor Paul Gauche Today’s Word: “Table” as in… moving away from “Us-vs-Them-and-We-vs-They” creates room at the table. Our society is awkwardly, if not painfully splintered. The work for all [...]

By Pastor Paul Gauche By Today’s Word: “Urge” as in… are you sensing the urge to consider something completely new? Henry Ford is credited with saying, “When you do what you’ve always done, [...]