Faith

From Where I Sit: What’s in a name? Perhaps destiny

Congratulations to Folsom High’s football team. They had a great season that finally ended Saturday against what could only be called a national powerhouse. I did not attend ...

From Where I Sit: Visions of Otterbeins Sugar Cookies dance in my head

When we are children the memories we form seem to be more meaningful, more lasting, perhaps because we are still in the process of experiencing the world in new ways. As we get old ...

From Where I Sit: Exploring the sacred wilderness of pastoral ministry

Being a Christian pastor is a joyful challenge. Some may see it as a quaint and outdated calling, yet pastoral ministry continues. The word “pastor” means “sheph ...

Volunteers turn out for holiday meal distribution at Twin Lakes Food Bank in Folsom

FOLSOM, CA - Approximately 900 people came to receive turkeys at Folsom’s Twin Lakes Food Bank at the 16th annual Turkey on the Table event. The turkey drive on Monday ...

From Where I Sit: Still thankful after all these years

I am one of those who feel the need to eat certain foods on Thanksgiving Day.  It keeps me in touch with my personal traditions, knowing it has little or nothing to do with th ...

From Where I Sit: Californian sees Oklahoma in Arizona

The election is over. Many of you are excited. Many of you are disheartened. Perhaps we can pull our perspective back a bit and remember that all of us are thankful to be a part of ...

From Where I Sit: Feel the Orioles magic happen

Two years ago we cancelled our cable and have only had the most basic television choices. At first it was a bit difficult weaning off of the many inane and time-wasting programs. N ...

From Where I Sit: September is last gasp of summer

We welcome the month of September to the relentless march of the calendar pages. A quick search of Wikipedia reveals that the name means “seventh” and that September originally ...

New pastor takes podium at Orangevale church

ORANGEVALE, CA - Rev. Andy Webb retired after serving for 27 years as pastor of Oak Avenue Church in Orangevale. He and his wife Margie recently moved to Iowa to be closer to fam ...

From Where I Sit: Eating birthday cake while star-gazing

Zion Church had a concert marking its 25th anniversary on Saturday night. It was a beautiful night. On the way home, I saw a shooting star. It served as a reminder concerning that ...