In the past 2 weeks I’ve been asking myself why it has taken me so long to wake up. To wake up to the racial inequality in my country. To...

Starting in June, Bear Creek is going to take the summer exploring the wonders of church camp! Every Sunday this summer (June, July,...

I don’t know what got into me this week. Maybe it was a sling-shot reaction to having Covid-19, or a guilt reaction to missing worship...

If someone ever asked me what is the one thing they need to do to help them get through these anxious times right now, I think I would...

Well, it’s official, this Tuesday at 6 pm, you pastor will be conducting the Boeing Employee Concert Band! How did this happen, you ask?...

I’ve been listening to a seminar/conference/book on tape by Richard Rohr called “False Self/True Self.” Such good stuff! You will...

I’ve been struggling with something, and I’m loving it! This year our choir is singing the Handel’s “Hallelujah Chorus” for Easter. And I...

Our Stephen Ministries Team did a great job on their healing service yesterday. I have placed in on our website, youtube, and facebook...

I can’t wait for Easter! Every year, if you’re a Christian anyway, you can’t wait for Easter. You can’t wait to stand with family and...

It's 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday in Poipu, Kauai. Cyndy and I got a tip from a waiter at one of the local restaurants to go to Poipu Beach at...

Maybe you saw it…I hope you did! And if you didn’t…go watch it now! It’s a short video of the nightly newscast on the Russian state-run...

As we continue to study Bruce Blummer’s book, “Mighty Winds and Gentle Whispers,” two thoughts keep speaking to me. The first is on page...

This Wednesday was Ash Wednesday at Bear Creek and I have to say I was deeply moved by the worship service. Not by what I did or said, ...

I know, I know, I mean “Lent hasn’t even started,“ Pastor Brook, “and you’re already thinking about Easter? !? Well, believe it or not...

I’m pretty excited about our Lenten Theme this year! Yes, Lent, the 46 days (Lent is technically 40 days, but because we Christians...

Do you have a favorite picture of your child, or grandchild? One of my all-time favorite pictures of my son, Wes, is at a church lock-in....

Well, I’ve decided to go on a 50-day diet! Oh joy! I have a couple of practical reasons to enter this time. One being that I’ve put on...

This Sunday, I’m preaching about “shadow stories”. To be honest I came up with this name on my own. A “shadow story”, for me, is a...

I was talking with a good friend of mine yesterday and she was talking to me about how easily she gets stuck or caught on things these...

Today I would like to lift up two great mentors of mine, Rev. Bob Eason and his partner, Helen! Bob was a member of the church I served...