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The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter—it’s the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning.  Mark Twain Do you recall the final episode in Israel’s … Read More

First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, … Read More

How do things work in, around and through Santa Barbara Community Church?  Who does what?  How do decisions get made?  Who makes the coffee and who runs that sound board? The short answer to these … Read More

by Megan Robertson Santa Barbara A Rocha is participating in Advent Conspiracy. We want to encourage everyone to consider conspiring with us to celebrate Christmas in ways that truly honor the Christ child and … Read More

by Kelly Soifer I live near the dump. No, I don’t live in a dump! But I do literally live very close to the County Dump. Its official title is The South Coast Recycling … Read More

In his classic work The Screwtape Letters, C. S. Lewis has his senior devil describe a young convert as a man who has been accustomed, ever since he was a boy, to having a dozen … Read More

(Erik works alongside Kelly Soifer in the youth ministry.  He also attends Fuller Seminary, is engaged to be married to Karis Jolley, and likes to eat meat.) No, G.K.  Chesterton (1874-1936) was not around long … Read More

by Cari Stone “There is a first for everything.  Here are some of the firsts I’ve experienced in the past five days: •    I was drying my face after my first cold shower of … Read More

Mission Nannys are volunteer helpers to missionary families overseas and sometimes in the USA, to give domestic help to families in stressful situations.  Titus 2:3-5 states that, Older women should be models of goodness and … Read More

The television ad begins with Julia and Sam Thorn sitting on a couch.  Sam states that he and his wife have been married forty-six years.  They have raised three children who are grown and out … Read More