June 2015 Newsletter
June 2015 Newsletter Bookends In 1968, singers Simon and Garfunkel were popular and dominated the music airwaves. For some reason while I was still very young having just started my
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May 2015 Newsletter
Interdependent Baptists We have said, “An independent Baptist church is an oxymoron!” What this means is that the very heart or core beliefs of a Baptist church is that it
April 2015 Newsletter
April 2015 Newsletter Easter in Chinatown Backed by business, Christmas is a huge celebration but Easter is actually the more significant event for Christians. After suffering and dying on the
March 2015 Newsletter
A Mission Day in Chinatown “Where is mission?” we may ask. Many people continue to see mission mainly in some faraway places and to people who may be largely in
January/February 2015 Newsletter
January/February 2015 Newsletter Making All Things New If we start counting 2014 years ago when we began to use the Gregorian calendar of 365 days in the year divided up
December 2014 Newsletter
December 2014 Newsletter Christmas Once Again The Christmas holiday overwhelms us. Some jump into the festivities by shopping early for gifts on their lists. Others dread the frenetic pace of
November 2014 Newsletter
Planning Ahead Without any plans, we get nowhere. Accomplishing the next chore, going on our next vacation or preparing for the next chapter of the future of our church,
October 2014 Newsletter
Christ at the Border We have heard of the unaccompanied minors from Central American countries who have crossed the border into the US. There are as many as 60,000 to
September 2014 Newsletter
Move On Earlier this year, our daughter, son-in-law, and three young grandchildren moved into the one-bedroom apartment downstairs from our flat. While they are renovating and rebuilding their house, they
July/August 2014 Newsletter
July/August 2014 Newsletter Lithops Theology One day when I visited our late church friend, Diana Ming Chan, she showed me her collection of lithops. I have never seen any plants