Raise a Holy Hum

February 5, 2013 By

Elaine and Hoanie. Tapuamu, Tahaa. 2004. Play Song, Pray SongSunday I learned that prayer sounds a lot like play. Sort of. Let me explain. Papeete, Tahiti, 1990. Walking back to the hostel, my friend (who happens to be my friend solely because at this moment, we’re both guests at the same hostel and so we […]


Filed Under: child, God's omnipotence, Michelle DeRusha, Pastor Robert Jacobsen, play, prayer, Romans 15, sing, Trabuco Canyon Community Church, travel

Laura’s Last Lesson

August 15, 2012 By

The Gazebo at Our Church. In Loving Memory of Laura Lane Barnett. March 4, 1922 – July 31, 2012 On Easter Sunday, 2011, we attended sunrise services held in our new little church’s mountaintop parking lot, right in front of the gazebo.  An elderly couple—the oldest in our congregation—sat beside us. His name was Dr. […]


Filed Under: death, disciple, faith, family, God's omnipotence, grace, grief, Micah 6, Trabuco Canyon Community Church