Glendale Church of the Brethren

9And God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear.” And it was so. 10God called the dry land Earth, and the waters that were gathered together he called Seas. And God saw that it was good. 11Then God said, “Let the earth put […]

Genesis 1:6-8
And God said, “let there be a dome in the midst of the waters, and the let it separate the waters from the waters.” So God made the dome and separated the waters that were under the dome from the waters that were above the dome. And it was so.  God called the dome Sky. […]

“In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth,  the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God swept over the face the waters.  Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light.  And God saw that the light was good; […]

According to Wikipedia - The Maltese Falcon is one of the world’s largest sailing ships and “yet it is possible for a single person to pilot the yacht. ”
I saw the Maltese Falcon up in San Francisco while I was visiting my youngest daughter - Wendy.   We had a great time together and while we […]

 Matthew 6:28-30
28And why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they neither toil nor spin, 29yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these. 30But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow […]

1 Timothy 6:10
“For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil, and in their easgerness to be rich some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pains”
Okay, so he’s not  a plumber, but he is a wonderful example of the common American suppositions  about wealth which I have […]

A Early Christian  Meal as depicted catacomb of San Callisto (Saint Calixte Catacomb - 3rd century art).
The National Public Radio program “Speaking of Faith” is being underwritten by the Glendale Church of the Brethren.  The show is broadcast each Sunday at 4pm on 89.3 KPCC Southern California Public Radio.  The following is Pastor John’s reflection on […]

The National Public Radio program “Speaking of Faith” is being underwritten by the Glendale Church of the Brethren.  The show is broadcast each Sunday at 4pm on 89.3 KPCC Southern California Public Radio.  The following is Pastor John’s reflection on the latest show which can found at http://speakingoffaith.publicradio.org/
The first face to face meetings with someone […]

13“You are the salt of the earth; but if salt has lost its taste, how can its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything, but is thrown out and trampled under foot. 14“You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hid. 15No one after lighting […]

I had a recent conversation with a woman about the presidential election.  She was quite animated when she told me she believed that one of the candidates was not a Christian despite his confession of faith.  When I heard this I was dumbfounded, this person, who said she was a Christian, had put herself in the […]