I recently had a conversation with a friend about doubt – notably his – and it has had me thinking. It was clear that this topic had been broken down into polarized terms in his … Read More

If you have been in an airport anywhere, anytime within the past year or two, you’ve probably tripped over tottering displays of the Fifty Shades trilogy. And now, we get the movie. Oh goody. I’ll … Read More

You’ve probably already heard, but America is about to be largely populated by a bunch of old people.  The baby boomer generation—our largest generation to date—is beginning to ride the geriatric curve, and it is … Read More

Why? Why do we have Women’s Ministries at SBCC?  Why is there a women’s pastor?  Why do we even bother staffing such a thing?  SBCC hummed along for 27 years with no formalized commitment to … Read More

We live in a land of perpetual sunshine punctuated by fog.  It’s not a very dramatic weatherscape.  However, if you grew up in a different place, you know about true storms and that there are … Read More

Sometimes I’m a Pharisee.  It creeps up when I’m not paying attention.  I’m thankful to get ugly glimpses of it now and again, mostly so I can stop, look it in the eye, and make … Read More

As I write this, I’m on vacation.  Birds are singing and the mountains are beautiful. I have a cup of coffee in front of me, and everything is glowing as the sun comes up – … Read More

I am writing to readers.  You know who you are.  You’re the ones that read everything you can get your hands on.  As a kid you probably read the back of the cereal box in … Read More

  Reprinted from the September 2007 issue of Community News Every family has a “family historian” – one who remembers the times, places, events, and relationships between different family members.  In some families that historian … Read More

by Bonnie Fearer When I was a kid our family moved, on average, about every 2 ½ years until I was almost in high school.  Part of that package was the angst-filled effort to make … Read More