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Songs In The Key of Life

The Psalms are the songs that accompany the people of God on their journey through history. –B. W. Anderson For the better part of the past 3000 years, the book of Psalms has nurtured the faith, worship, and prayers of Jewish and Christian believers. While most of...

Fresh Perspective

The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in him.” Lamentations 3:22-24 I was reminded recently of how...

It’s Your Turn

Amazing things, these modern gadgets. Take, for instance, the Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) enabled apps that come preloaded on most smartphones. You enter your destination address by voice or on the touch-screen, then simply follow the on-screen images and...

A Compass to Steer By

“… from infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.” —2 Timothy 3:15 What is the Bible good for? Judging by the last few centuries, the Bible seems to be good for proving one’s point in...

You Gotta Serve Somebody

“Failure to worship consigns us to a life of spasms and jerks, at the mercy of every advertisement, every seduction, every siren… If there is no center, there is no circumference. People who do not worship are swept into a vast restlessness, epidemic in the...

Sabbatical Plans

In 2004, the Conejo elders adopted a sabbatical policy for our ministers which understands the need to replenish ministry capacity and to refill the wells of inspiration and creativity through renewal. During this Sunday’s worship, we’ll be praying for Travis Moore...

Fig Leaves

“Love makes your soul crawl out from its hiding place.” —Zora Neale Hurston You may recall that in the grand story of Scripture, a number of people tried to hide from God, to put distance between themselves and God, to obscure their sins from God, and to deny their...

Faith Versus Certainty

“Faith does not mean certainty. It means the courage to live with uncertainty. It does not mean having the answers, it means having the courage to ask the questions and not let go of God, as He does not let go of us.” –Rabbi Jonathan Sacks There was a day of youthful...

Living the Questions of Faith

We humans are an innately curious bunch, always exploring new places, tinkering with better ways of doing things, looking for solutions to life’s challenges, and seeking answers to questions of every sort. This human curiosity is also seen in us as believers as we...

Where Freedom Leads

“To know how to free oneself is nothing; the arduous thing is to know what to do with one’s freedom.” André Gide As we gear up for Independence Day celebrations this week, I am grateful for so many of the freedoms that we enjoy, including freedom of...