United Methodist Church of Santa Cruz

09/06/2026

09/06/2026

Christ is not waiting for us on the far side of the conflict. He is already standing in the middle of it — and the middle has an address. It is the doorway.

08/30/2026

Acceptance is not saying yes when we are ready. It is turning aside when we are used up — and finding that the fire we were sure would consume us is a fire that does not.

08/23/2026

God’s power is not the power to control life, but the courage to protect life, tell the truth, and become the community Christ can build upon.

08/16/2026

When we praise God together, we remember that we belong—not only to God, but to one another—and our shared praise draws us more deeply into that unity.

07/20/2026

We are all waiting for something — but the same wait can be two different rooms: a waiting room, where time is killed and hands are helpless, or a labor room, where the pain is greater but no one calls it hopeless. The difference is not the circumstances; it is whose hands hold the outcome.

07/12/2026

Dr. Paul Johnston, a guest speaker of Welcoming Network

06/01/2026

The River is Here: 05312026

05/24/2026

The Spirit has never been bound. We are the bound ones. And Pentecost is the place we are set free. (5.24.2026)

04/05/2026

Your Grace is Enough by Sheila Willey and Colin