Choir Practice, Wednesday Evening – 6:30pm – Bible Study at 7:30
Jun 23rd, 2011 |
Music Festival and Rummage Sale this Sunday
May 30th, 2011 |
Glendale Church Music Festival This Sunday (June 5th) at 10:30am to 12 noon
Click on the Link above to hear Tom Sing…we are featuring Tom’s Music this Sunday
The Rummage Sale begins at 8am to 1pm and the Music Festival runs from 10:30am to 12 noon. Call 818 636 8098 for more information!
We are so blessed as a congregation by our Children/Youth
May 27th, 2011 |
Click on this link to see the Video from our recent Worship ServiceNicole Blesses Our Church by Sharing Her Gift of Music
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Watch out! The Youth are taking over the service this Sunday! Worship with us at your own risk! The Gospel is loose!
Apr 29th, 2011 |
Pictured below is Youth Leader, Christine Found-Jackson, and her Youth Group, Isaac, (shot fun ), Israel, Richard, & James (back seat, with Israel closest) and Julie, Jiah, and Aish (left to right behind the car)!
Monday Movie Ministry Presents “The King’s Speech” and “Tron Legacy” – 6pm
Apr 18th, 2011 |
Good Movies, Great Theology, and the World’s Best Pizza happen tonight as we watch the “The King’s Speech” in the General Theatre (Fellowship Hall) and the Children and Youth enjoy “Tron Legacy” This is a free event that begins at 6pm…then we take a pizza break around 7pm…and then have a concise, lively theological discussion after the movie. All are invited.
The Four Boys of the Apocalypse and their teacher Carmen
Apr 4th, 2011 |
God has blessed us with a multi-national and multi-generational church family! Plus we have such wonderful teachers.
Burning the Koran
Apr 2nd, 2011 |
Here are my highly subjective and controversial (sometimes contradictory) opinions on the subject of burning the Koran
First: I subscribe to the state motto of New Hampshire “Live free or die” thus the pastor had the right to burn the Koran under his “Freedom of Speech” rights guaranteed him under the U.S. Constitution.
And I would never want to live in a country where it was illegal to burn any “holy” book – Christian, Muslim, Buddhist, etc…
However, Freedom of Speech does not give me the right to falsely shout “FIRE” in a crowded theater and thus cause a panic which might hurt innocent people.
Thus while the pastor had the right to burn the Koran, he did a great disservice to Christianity by his actions and also showed himself to be morally reprehensible because he is indirectly responsible for the deaths that took place.
Yet, I am amazed that the Arabic culture when combined with the Muslim religion still leads to such irrational acts of violence in the 21st century. (As a counter point to the Arabic Muslims, African Muslims have been much rational and peaceful – but that is sadly changing).
Christianity evolved out of this archaic view of the world after the Middle Ages with the vital help of the Enlightenment Philosophizes (Locke, Voltaire) which forced Christianity to become “self aware” and “critical” and “reflective” of its practices – thus helping Christianity to become more of what it was before the fall of Constantine (At this point I would highly recommend the book “Ante Pacem” (http://www.amazon.com/Ante-Pacem-Archaeological-Evidence-Constantine/dp/0865548951/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1301760686&sr=8-1 which describes Christianity before it became a part of Imperial Roman Empire.)
I also want to state that atheists are not the enemy of Christianity – hypocritical Christians are. The Florida pastor who burned the Koran has done far, far, more harm to Christianity then any atheists could. In fact, I see atheists as a “friend” to Christianity. I believe atheists to be be critical, reflective thinkers who are not convinced by simple minded arguments or theologies that “pop” Christianity presents in the main stream media. Atheists (in my view) keep Christianity honest, for they ask the tough questions and will not accept false arguments – thus they force Christians to be real. Atheists will not believe in any false God, and we should not represent our faith otherwise because we shy away from hard questions.
Now for my most controversial point…there is not historical equivalence between the Muslim Faith and Christianity…Yes, Christianity does have its historical challenges…but it in no way has the problems that the Muslim faith does….I do believe Christianity through Jesus Christ, is the way to God and I am unapologetic about it.
Pastor John
