By Charlie Fuller You know the story. There’s a hidden video camera in place. One of our armed forces personnel who’s been overseas for extended service sneaks up on their loved one, usually at a public event. The last thing in the world their loved one expects is to...
By Charlie Fuller There’s an interesting tradition in the English Boy Choir Schools. These are schools where young boys receive their education along with singing in cathedral choirs. As you would expect, the rehearsing and performing are extensive. There are hardly...
By Charlie Fuller How much does the idea of sacrifice come into your thinking? We think of making sacrifices for our young children in order to both provide them a good life and prepare them for the same. We give of our time and energy caring for our aging parents so...
By Charlie Fuller Forgiveness might be the most difficult spiritual practice. It’s certainly one of the most important. Forgiveness is ultimately relational. It’s vital to our relationships with others and our relationship with ourselves. Forgiveness isn’t limited to...
By Charlie Fuller Wilshire people are the most voracious readers I’ve ever known. We have multiple book clubs, and books constantly come up in conversation. We are definitely a people who “live in our heads.” That said, in my experience it’s not often that the idea of...
By Charlie Fuller President Jimmy Carter was asked if God answers prayers. Carter said that God sometimes says, “Yes,” sometimes says, “No,” and sometimes says, “You’ve got to be kidding me!” President Carter was also asked specifically about his praying in the White...
By Charlie Fuller Ever since Jesus’ resurrection people have worked to find ways to connect the spiritual world and the physical world. One of the names we use for these activities is “spiritual practices.” You may not realize it, but you’re engaging in a spiritual...
By Ariel Merivil This Sunday marks Transfiguration Sunday on our liturgical calendar. If you’re not familiar with this tradition, don’t worry! Our church follows a calendar that, in the simplest terms, journeys through the life of Christ. Today, we celebrate a...
By Abbey Adcox Several years ago, we went on a tubing excursion through sugar cane irrigation tunnels during a family vacation. Our guide informed us that in one of the tunnels we would experience near-total darkness, and if everyone remained still we would encounter...
By Jeff Brummel Listen for the musical notes of joy, sorrow, darkness and light in today’s service. Now Thank We All Our God was penned in the midst of unimaginable tragedy. It was 1637, and much of Germany was gripped by plague and the Thirty Year’s War. In...