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I was born in Burbank, California about where the airport is now. When I mentioned this to a Montana neighbor she said “Forever more! Why were you born there?” “Because I wanted to be near my mother” I replied.
Read MoreStress brought on by dealing with difficult situations, disappointments and loss can leave you feeling physically drained. Furthermore, the old “guilt trip” sneaks in telling you that since you are in the midst of the “serious stuff” there is no room for the lighter side of laughter. Nothing could be further from the truth. Scientists tell us that “laughter is the best medicine.”
Read MoreOften many of us think and/or act as if the place where we find God is the Sanctuary.
Read MoreWhat does Communion mean to you? What does it mean to us at UCH and in the United Church of Christ? I invite you to give that some thought before you dip your bread in the cup on Sunday and are blessed by that holy act.
Read MoreMy dad was a Farmer. That is, during the 1920’s he was a Hayward High School “Farmer” (Actually a tool and die maker for Caterpillar Tractor Company for 47 years). Founded in 1892, Hayward High is one of the oldest high schools in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Read MoreMementoes - tangible reminders of special occasions - bring back memories and a variety of feelings.
Read MoreHow long before the pain that you carry inside becomes more than you can bear?
Read MoreSandy and I were surprised with the closing of Dicky’s BBQ and Applebee’s in Fremont’s Pacific Commons shopping complex this past week. These closures join Toy’s R Us, Orchard Supply and New Park’s Sears store as recent victims of the evolving retail scene in our region.
Read MoreWhatever happened to those 12 baskets of fragments the disciples gathered after feeding the multitude?
Read MoreHopi Elders say “We are the ones we have been waiting for.”
Read MoreOne of the lessons that I have learned over past months is that It’s more difficult
dealing with the unknown than it it is to face reality and to realize all of the many the options that may
be ahead for us.
Read MoreThere are no easy or quick solutions to providing livable wages and affordable housing to everyone seeking them . . .
Read MoreI enjoy games, but it is real life and my awareness that the Lord is taking me on a journey toward greater successes than I’ll ever have with games, that brings me joy. I’d rather be caught up in that joy than in any other kind of success.
Read MorePharaoh certainly had a lot going for him financially with the enslaved Israelites doing Egypt’s manual labor – that is– until Moses, a man who stuttered, came to him saying, “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, ‘Let my people go.’” (Exodus 5:1)
Read MoreWhat I know is that it is good for me to pray even when it makes no sense to me. I need to reach out with thoughts and words even if they feel disconnected with what I am feeling.
Read More“Rejoice always, pray continually, and give thanks in all things; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” – Paul in I Thessalonians 5: 16-18
Read MoreA thoughtful greeting and acknowledgment of those around us certainly won’t solve the world’s problems, but it could be a small beginning
Read MoreWaiting for the expected, no matter what it is, is not easy for us.
Read MoreWhether bread is physical or appears in the form of words of peace and encouragement, it nourishes our weary being.
Read MoreThe United Church of Hayward is an open and affirming church that serves the Bay Area community.
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