Integrity takes form in a healthy tree. Here in Woodside, we are surrounded by hundreds of beautiful trees. This Sunday, we start a new series on the Book of Psalms, one of the most treasured books […]

Groucho Marx once sent a telegram to the Friar’s Club of Beverly Hills, to which he belonged. He famously wrote: “Please accept my resignation. I don’t want to belong to any club that will accept […]

Communion: Eating the body of Christ — why does our faith involve this seemingly strange ritual? The Lord’s Supper is the most widely practiced sacrament in churches of all kinds and cultures. What does it […]

How do I respond to suffering? Do I feel sorry for myself? Lash out? Reach out for help? Isolate? Try to cover it up or wash it away? Look for deeper meaning? What if I […]

History often repeats itself. Hateful behaviors seem intransigent. Are we doomed to the prejudices of our forebears? Can we realize the love, peace, and kindness of which human beings have in moments shown ourselves to […]

American Express used to say, “Membership has its privileges.” As Christians, we are connected to one another, and as members of the church we have responsibilities as well as privileges. Our responsibilities include respect, dignity, honesty […]

We gather together to sing and praise the God who created all life. Yet what does it really mean to worship? What is the orientation of our heart? What is the posture of our soul […]