The Rev. Steve Yamaguchi is Executive Presbyter of the Los Ranchos Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in California.
The Rev. Steve Yamaguchi is Executive Presbyter of the Los Ranchos Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in California.
Thirteen years ago the little church I now serve was in a horrible situation. What had been a flourishing church in 1965 had declined to a handful of faithful old stalwarts who kept things going, but the church had ceased to grow. Does this sound familiar? Do you see churches near you that are in similar decline?
Read full transcript...My daughters are captivated by the Wizard of Oz. The book by Frank L. Baum, the MGM movie version-they LOVE it. Our stuffed animal dog is named Toto. And we have Dorothy Halloween costumes. There's something riveting for them-and for me-about this story of a girl who starts to run away from home, who then gets seriously separated from home by the twister and spends the rest of the story trying to find a way home. Home where she belongs. There's no place like home. There's no place like home.
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