The words, “You can’t reinvent the past,” were spoken in my hearing recently. It was in reference to a monastic community that was expelled from a country and tried to re-form itself in another country. It learned that it couldn’t just re-invent what they were; they had to become something
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My sister, Linda, teaches 5th grade in Salinas, CA. Her students come from some of the poorest immigrant families in the state of California. Poverty is a predictor of academic performance and often keeps students from receiving the instruction they deserve. My sister’s students come in the Fall with many
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Cooking from scratch is how we cook. This is the preferred method of food preparation in our home. Starting a church from scratch however, is not something I ever wanted to do or felt called to do. It just sounds like a lot of work and no fun. Recently, a
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Sunday worship at FCC Pomona will be ONLINE ONLY until further notice. We are following guidelines and information provided by LA County Public Health and the Center for Disease Control. Please do NOT come to church on Sunday. All other days of the week, staff will be working remotely. If
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How do we sing the Lord’s song in a virtual land? Our faith is incarnational, embodied, physical. This season of COVID-19 is disembodied, distant and dispersed. It is beyond challenging to BE the church, the body of Christ in these days. I miss the gift of voices singing together our
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