Pastor’s Note 07/17/2025
“And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love,
18 may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, 19 and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.”
(Ephesians 3:17-19)
This weekend I am officiating at a family wedding up in North County. It is a gathering of family from my wife Karyn’s side of the family, as the daughter of one of her cousins is tying the knot.
Weddings are always special, but it is especially true when family and friends gather around a couple supporting their new life together. It reminds the couple that there are people who are in their corner, supporting and loving them. So, when there are times to celebrate, those family and friends will be with them to celebrate and when there are difficult times, those same friends and family will come alongside them to walk with them through that time of struggle. That is what family and friends do.
In a similar way, the church, God’s holy people, are family, and we too love and support one another throughout life’s ups and downs. As Paul wrote in Ephesians, that together, we are to help the church family grasp how “wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ.” We need one another to remind us of the love of Christ and how deep it is. Christ’s love is great, and it is something that we display to one another through our acts of love to one another.
So today, show someone in the church how wide and long and high and deep the love of Christ is:
- Write a note of encouragement.
- Send a text to someone saying that you are thinking about them.
- Pray for someone that you know is struggling.
- Do a small act of kindness.
When we put love into action, we are demonstrating the deep love that Christ has for His people.
Let me know how it goes. I would love to hear your stories.
Have a great rest of the week and I hope to see you on Sunday.
Pastor’s Note 07/10/2025
Prayers for the Texas Hill Country
You have probably heard or read about the terrible flooding that took place last weekend in the Texas Hill Country. The devastation that took place was heart-breaking, but it was even more devasting hearing about the lost lives of children that were at summer camp when the flash floods raced through their campground.
There were several camps that were impacted by the flash flood, one of them being Mo Ranch, a Presbyterian camp along The Guadalupe River, where I have attended a conference in the past. So many lives have been impacted.
One of the greatest things that we can do is pray, so continue to pray for the recovery efforts and for those that have lost loved ones and have lost property.
You can also help by giving to World Vision:
(https://donate.worldvision.org/give/disaster-relief-in-the-usa?campaign=400068077) or the Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (https://pcusa.org/disaster-assistance/active-responses/national-disaster/texas-hill-country-flooding). These are two organizations that do a great job in coming along side those that are hurting in Christ’s Name.
“God, you are our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.”
(Psalm 46:1)