Tony Jeffrey Is there only one way to God? Jim Denison, PHD, founder and CEO of Denison Ministries, answers this question in his book Biblical Insight to Tough Questions: Volume 1. The following is taken from his essay and used with permission. “Polio is a disease caused by tiny virus particles which attack the spinal…
Tag: Church
April 2025, Religion
Robson Ranch Catholic Community
Cris Thompson For many, one of the challenges of Catholic life is discernment: figuring out what God wants us to do, what path to take. It can become even more complicated for a couple, as speakers Deacon Mike and Anna Betancourt shared with attendees of the March 11 meeting of the RR Catholic Community. Mike…
October 2024, Religion
Catholic Community September Meeting Highlights
Marion Napurano The Robson Ranch Catholic Community held its first meeting of the 2024-25, September through May, season on Sept. 10 in the clubhouse. The meeting was opened with a prayer by Brett Paxton. Rita Paxton and Gayle Olsen then covered information regarding upcoming faith sharing groups, Oktoberfest, Christmas Outreach for Our Daily Bread, and…
October 2024, Religion
Seeds of Grace
Linda Buishas How many thoughts do you think each day? Just one Google search led me to a study that suggests we have over 6,000 thoughts during our waking hours. But wouldn’t the more relevant question be, what are we thinking about? My thoughts often follow a figurative “rabbit trail,” sometimes leading to enlightenment or…
October 2024, Religion
Tyranny of the Urgent
Ed Jones “Now!” “Now!” is the demand of the urgent. Like your phone ringing. The dishes in the sink. Clothes to be washed. The yard that needs to be mowed. One more thing to finish at the office before heading home. “Now!” To which a lot of us dutifully respond with a “Yes!” Recently, I…
Religion, August 2024
How Long?
Ed Jones We recently lost one of our own. The agony of that loss reminded me of what a friend of mine wrote at the death of his wife of more than 30 years: The words of the writer of this Psalm become our words: “How long, O LORD? Will You forget me forever? How…
May 2024, Religion
An Egg-Citing Morning at the Ranch!
Cynthia Drury The morning of March 30 was cool and breezy on the Wildhorse Grill patio as 130 children with their parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents arrived for Fellowship At The Ranch Church’s 4th Annual Easter Egg Hunt. Church volunteers covered the grassy hill below the patio with more than 1,600 plastic eggs filled with candy,…
Religion, May 2024
Fellowship At The Ranch
Ed Jones While on vacation, we met no fewer than 15 folks who asked for prayer. Without a journal, we would no doubt forget one or two of these wonderful people. “Journaling” can mean different things to different people. For us, journaling is keeping a record of prayer requests and answers. The Bible does not…
April 2024, Religion
Fellowship At The Ranch
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…
April 2024, Religion
Pastor’s Corner
Jim Mann “Now I say to you that you are Peter (which means ‘rock’), and upon this rock I will build my church, and all the powers of hell will not conquer it” (Matthew 16:18, NLT). Many moons ago, my eight-year-old daughter was given a strange assignment. She had been given a diary for her…