Getting through election week...better yet...helping others get through election week AND contributing to the health and unity of our country will require attending to stuff that's hard to see. Let's take a look and then help one another flourish rather than flounder in the coming days...

Pastor Mike highlights a few exciting things going on around Vista...

Can we set aside politics for a hot minute and give credit where it's due? U.S. Gov't 101. And the second in a series of things to consider before you vote: Who do you trust?

Pastor Mike reminds us of the unique responsibility inherent to a vote within a democracy.

We only have two choices in the coming presidential election, and each is an unalterable package deal. What if you don't like the whole package??

While the pandemic surges again, Pastor Mike takes a moment to honor our good friend and home town hero, Judge Paul Herbert, as he hands over the reigns of his nationally respected, replicated and resoundingly successful CATCH Court. (Here's the Dispatch article Mike mentions)

Pastor Mike responds to an email expressing concern about the decision for Vista to re-start some in-person gatherings...

Mike finishes unpacking Booth's quote from c.1890 including, what is politics without God.

William Booth (1829–1912), founder of the Salvation Army (1865), foreshadows the next century with a quote (circa. 1890) that will blow your mind – because he might well have said it in 1990...about today.

You want my view/opinion regarding the VP debate?!? Why? I'm not political, nor do I have high expectations that much can be solved or accomplished through political means. But, okay, I'll make a couple relatively safe observations and make a request that I think is a REALLY good idea!