Ed Jones In the March 2, 2015, edition of The Paris Review, Sadie Stein remarked on March coming “in like a lion and out like a lamb.” She says (it) always seemed a straightforward enough proverb: When March starts, it’s still winter, and by the end of the month, spring has begun. True, in many…
Tag: Fellowship at the Ranch
January 2024, Religion
Fellowship At The Ranch: Celebrate the New Year
Ed Jones Again, another new year has rolled around, and many of us are awestruck by just how long we have traversed this planet. The very word “new” causes many of us to attempt to change whatever it is that wants us to start over. We make resolutions: Quitting smoking, starting a diet, or purchasing…
October 2023, Religion
Fellowship at the Ranch
Ed Jones “After Jesus said this, He looked toward heaven and prayed …” (John 17:1). We had just heard a stirring, passionate speech about all the evils that had befallen American society since prayer was banned from our schools. At the end of that morning’s Christian men’s breakfast, men from different churches huddled in small,…
Religion, September 2023
What Is the Key to Truly Knowing God?
Ed Jones Within all of us there exists a strong desire to be known and to know others. The most important Person to know is our Creator. In fact, Jesus taught that eternal life is a relationship: “Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom…
Religion, August 2023
Fellowship At The Ranch: Comforting the Grieving
Ed Jones One of the “jobs” of a pastor is to minister to the grieving. In doing so, there are certain actions that are critical. The first is simply listening with intent to determine what they are experiencing. It is not about trying to make them feel better. The point is not to cheer them…
Religion, August 2023
We Love a Parade!
Cynthia Drury Members of Fellowship At The Ranch Church joined in the Robson Ranch 4th of July Parade. This was the culmination of several months of planning. Church members gathered on July 3 for a golf cart decorating party. There was wonderful fellowship as people teamed up to add red, white, and blue decorations to…
Religion, July 2023
Fellowship at the Ranch
If Today Were the Last Day of Your Life … Ed Jones In a 2005 commencement speech at Stanford University, Steve Jobs said that for 33 years he had looked in the mirror every morning and asked himself the question, “If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what…
Religion, June 2023
Seeds of a Father’s Love
Linda Buishas My daddy scooped me up into his arms, carrying me to the next room, everyone thought, to give me a spanking (although neither parent ever laid a hand to me). I was three years old and had just spilled my milk, creating mealtime chaos for the umpteenth time. With his handsome face at…
Religion, May 2023
An Egg-Citing Morning!
Cynthia Drury The morning of April 8 was cool and dry with a slight warm breeze on the Wildhorse Grill patio as members of Fellowship At The Ranch Church set up for its Third Annual Easter Egg Hunt. Church volunteers covered the grassy hill below the patio with over 2,000 plastic eggs filled with candy…
Religion, February 2023
Fellowship At The Ranch: Three Types of Love
Ed Jones When we think of February, our minds normally go to Valentine’s Day. Cards, candy, hearts, and, above all, love. When I think of the word love, my mind goes to my two favorite words in Scripture, namely “But God.” What follows that introductory phrase is normally a manifestation of God’s incredible love for…