I announced last week that I would be giving a “State of the Church Address” this morning in conjunction with our Annual Meeting.  After our president’s address on Tuesday, I thought that perhaps two of our church leaders should sit behind me: one jovial and animated,...

Yesterday, I tuned on my computer and saw two words posted by my closest friend from childhood.  The words were: “Selma.  Go”  I knew that a movie had just come out with the name “Selma,” and I assumed it was related to the life and work of Martin Luther King, Jr., but...

Pastor Rick Danielson

Do you remember your first day of school?  Maybe the start of kindergarten. Your heart pounding as you walked with other neighborhood children toward an uncertain future.  Or that huge step up into the big yellow bus filled with unfamiliar faces....

Pastor Rick Danielson

I rarely stay awake until midnight on New Year’s eve, but it’s always my intent to watch the ball drop in Times Square.  Imagine my delight to realize last week that I could watch it at 10 pm on CNN and still get to sleep at a reasonable hour.  Ju...