Last month, we held our first meeting of UMB Church of the Wild. There were 15 of us, gathered together in a circle in a little clearing...

I’m writing this message as I sit in the parking lot of the Monterey County Court in Monterey, after negotiating car-week traffic, to...

As ministers, Vicky and I come across many articles talking about how church attendance is declining. These articles tell us that record...

6.18.23 (I’m sorry our internet connection failed to capture this Sunday’s lesson on-line. It was a pretty emotional sharing that may not...

I spent this past weekend helping my sister, Karen, begin to sort through 20 years of her life’s collections as she begins to prepare her...

As many of you know, last Friday night I took Alexander to the ER at CHOMP because he was complaining of abdominal pain, fever, and...

In preparing for our ongoing Unity Basics Series, I did some research on Connie Fillmore Bazzy, the great-grand-daugher of Charles and...

I can’t wait for this Saturday’s Pride March and I am so excited that UMB will be participating as a church community. This event is one...

This past Saturday, June 17, was my ordination anniversary, marking four years since that incredible day that changed my life forever....

CIAO! As many of you know, I just returned from a wonderful trip to Italy, celebrating my grandson, Mateo’s quinceañero (the Latin...