by John Dostal | Jan 1, 2024 | Pastor's Monthly Message
Going away to college was one of the most transformative experiences of my life. I have referred to it many times in sermons. It is like a deep well with many stories. A few months after I started at the university, I joined a campus ministry. Some call it “parachurch...
by John Dostal | Dec 1, 2023 | Pastor's Monthly Message
“Jesus is the reason for the season.” “Keep Christ in Christmas.” These slogans are popping up all over the place this time of year. They are a reaction to a society which has turned this holiday into a celebration of materialism without a savior. I understand...
by John Dostal | Nov 1, 2023 | Pastor's Monthly Message
“Now you are the body of Christ, and each of you is a member of it.” – 1 Cor. 12:27 Membership in groups and organizations in the United States has declined precipitously in the last few decades. Fraternal organizations are only a shadow of what they used to be...
by John Dostal | Oct 1, 2023 | Pastor's Monthly Message
One way I unwind is by watching improvement shows. It could be a home improvement show, a self-improvement show or even a car improvement show. It’s satisfying (as the kids nowadays like to say) to see transformations. About a week ago, I started watching a...
by John Dostal | Sep 1, 2023 | Pastor's Monthly Message
From Luke 5: 15Yet the news about him spread all the more, so that crowds of people came to hear him and to be healed of their sicknesses. 16But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed. We are living in a very busy world. Things are changing and moving...
by John Dostal | Aug 1, 2023 | Pastor's Monthly Message
A few weeks ago, I was staying at a family cabin in the sierras. It is close to a lake with warm water. On one of the days, I decided to float in an inner tube in the water. I sat there looking at the view across the lake. It was peaceful. A prominent hill covered in...
