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God gives sunlight to both the evil and the good, and he sends rain on the just and the unjust alike. – Matthew 5:45 Assigning moral blame for natural disasters is a hallmark of bad theology. Pat [...]

By Pastor Paul Gauche Today’s Word: ‘Decorum’ as in… “behavior in keeping with good taste and propriety actually has ancient biblical grounding.” Eugene Peterson and I were sharing a [...]

By Pastor Paul Gauche   Today’s Word: ‘Memoriam’ as in… remembering the life and public service of Chief Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. There is a framed plaque on the wall of Ruth Bader [...]

I will never forget when I was invited to a dinner where jambalaya was being served. I did my best to try and hide the fact that I wasn’t going to eat it. Well … I got caught. The host [...]

By Pastor Paul Gauche Today’s Word: Door as in… deciding to open the door to your life today; as in making the decision to walk deeply into it. Now, imagine (metaphorically, of course) the [...]

By Pastor Paul Gauche Today I’m thinking about ‘Thin Places’ … as in that moment or those places where heaven and earth seem to touch. Or at least come very, very close. We [...]

By Pastor Paul Gauche Today’s Word: ‘JAZZ’ as in… life, as with jazz, has a learning curve. As we enter September after six months of daily challenges that have tested us to the core, there is [...]

By Pastor Paul Gauche Today’s Word: ‘First’ as in… the First Day of School. I’ve always loved the beginning of a new school year. Waking up on the morning of the first day of school with my heart [...]

By Pastor Paul Gauche Today’s Word: ‘Motivation’ as in… “What’s your motivation for doing what you’re doing right now?” Andy Puddicombe is a definitely a brother from another mother. He’s [...]

By Pastor Paul Gauche   Today’s Word: Canaanite as in… another beautiful, ancient, subversive, poetic, provocative, scandalous, mysterious, revealing, and inspired reminder that Jesus goes [...]