FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK Their eyes were kept from recognizing him …” Luke 24:16 Dear friends and members from our Balboa Union Church Happy Easter! Sometimes the routine covers our life and our hopes and dreams. Sometimes we face difficult times or changes that worry us and arises in us fear…
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FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK Dear friends and members of our Balboa Union Church Our Easter week begins with Palm Sunday. We can see the whole life of Jesus resumed in a few days. On Sunday people cry “Hosanna = Help us now! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!” On Friday…
FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK The days are surely coming, says the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah. Jeremiah 31:31 Dear friends and members of our Balboa Union Church The passage for this week explores a promise from God of restored relationships. God…
FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK Kids like building tents – they look for pillows and sheets, and sometimes even use furniture, to create a place where they feel safe. A safehave, like in a castle: children seek security. This feeling of safe-being is vital for children to grow up healthy. It’s not only children that need to feel safe,…
FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK As a church we celebrate the season of Lent, accompanying Jesus on his way to Jerusalem. The signs and words on this way are to encourage us. In the early centuries of Christianity, Lent marked the preparation time for those who aspired to be baptized. Today that period reminds us to…
FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK Dear friends and members of our Balboa Union Church Modern technology provides us with tools to take pictures of ourselves; »Selfies« are now the most common things. How many of you have seen a “selfie” of Jesus? As Christians we are celebrating Lent – a moment of fasting. How about focusing…
From the Pastor’s Desk And God said to Noah and to his sons: “Behold, I set my covenant with you and with your descendants. … Henceforth shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth.” Genesis 9 Anthropologists have collected several stories of the Flood. Many ethnic groups are familiar with such stories.…
Message from David McIntosh-Mahady It was a great honor to be appointed President of the Council of Balboa Union Church. In these changing times the BUC have embarked on a number of exciting projects and I am exceedingly lucky to have such a dedicated professional team to help me carry out these tasks. All the…