Dear Friends, Welcome October! We have a busy month ahead of us. First, there will be a budget workshop after worship on October 13. We...

Happy Saturday! I hope that you are able to do something enjoyable this weekend, and I hope to see you at worship tomorrow morning. I...

Hello Friends, In this week’s gospel Jesus invites those hearing him to, “pick up your cross and follow me…” Most of us are familiar with...

Dear Friends, I hope you are all finding ways to stay cool in the midst of this heat wave. While Oxnard is much cooler at 86°, it is very...

Dear ALC Family, Happy Labor Day weekend. It seems fitting that we are concluding this journey through the book, “Sabbath as Resistance:...

Dear ALC Family, Happy weekend! My half marathon last week went well…it was hard and hot and still fun. Overall, we had a wonderful...

"Do not let the foreigner joined to the LORD say,
 "The LORD will surely separate me from his people";
 and do not let the eunuch...

Dear ALC Family, What a week! If you haven’t heard, the running mate, Tim Walz, selected by Vice President Kamala Harris is the governor...

ello friends, Happy August! I know that for many of you, late July and early August is bringing Covid. I know many people who have, had,...

This is the first in a series of posts about Walter Brueggeman's book "Sabbath as Resistance"

Greetings, We have a very busy weekend in our family. A baby shower for my son and his fiancée. The Rolling Stones Concert. A birthday...

Hello everyone, I’m writing this to you from June Lake, in the afternoon, on Independence Day. As I think about this day, I think about...

Greetings, It’s hard to believe that 2024 is half over! We start the second half of the year with the celebration of Independence Day....

This is the second post about the book " The Age of Grievance " by Frank Bruni.

Greetings, This week I began reading, “Age of Grievance” by Frank Bruni. He is a columnist for the New York Times, so if you read his...

Dear community, This will my final post on this book. As mentioned previously, Pastor Nadia has used the framing of Creation to advance...

I'm back to the book I've been sharing with you, “Shameless,” by Nadia Bolz-Weber. I am reflecting on one chapter from the section...

Hello Everyone, Scott, Lucy (the dog) and I had a wonderful time visiting three beautiful National Parks: Bryce Canyon, Zion, and Grand...

Greetings, I am sending this note from Zion National Park in Utah. This is the second major stop of our 2-week road trip (Bryce Canyon...

This is the first post reflecting on Nadia Bolz-Weber's "Shameless".