Recommended Resources: August 10, 2020

Book Recommendation from a Pastor “The Songs of Jesus” by Timothy Keller Recommendation by Pastor Gavin Kajikawa The Psalms speak to the heart when we endure the hard times and when we bask in the joyful times. The Psalms unite our head and heart towards God. The Psalms are important in reminding us of the […]

Recommended Resources: August 3, 2020

Book Recommendation from a Pastor “Sipping Saltwater” by Steve Hoppe Recommendation by Pastor Kim Kira It’s not too often that one of my kids reads a Christian book before I do, but last year one of my sons was looking for a book to read and so I gave him Sipping Saltwater by Steve Hoppe. […]

Recommended Resources: July 27, 2020

Book Recommendation from a Pastor “The Disciplined Life” by Richard S. Taylor Recommendation by Pastor Eufemio Magsombol, Jr. During this Covid season, many of us feel that our lives have been upended. Daily schedules and routines have been disrupted. Some may have become more busy with added responsibilities at work and home, while others have […]

Recommended Resources: July 20, 2020

Book Recommendation from a Pastor “Living Life Backward” by David Gibson Recommendation by Pastor Francis Chow “It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting” (Eccl 7:2). If you’re not that familiar with the book of Ecclesiastes, you might read that along with author’s other statements […]

Recommended Resources: July 13, 2020

Book Recommendation from a Pastor “Sing!: How Worship Transforms Your Life, Family, and Church” by Keith and Kristyn Getty Recommendation by Pastor David Lee From the outside, a lot of what the church does may appear to very similar to what many secular organizations would do. We hold meetings, we put on events around shared […]

Recommended Resources: July 6, 2020

Book Recommendation from a Pastor “A Gentle Answer: Our “Secret Weapon” in An Age of Us Against Them.” by Scott Sauls Recommendation by Pastor Eric Cai Do you have a ‘them’ in your life? ‘Them’, as in those with whom you have difficulty loving, those whose views you find difficulty tolerating, those whom you don’t […]

Recommended Resources: June 29, 2020

Book Recommendation from a Pastor Safe & Sound: Standing Firm in Spiritual Battles by David Powlison Recommendation by Pastor Mat Pau Why recommend a book on spiritual warfare? Most of us tend to see spiritual warfare as the bizarre moments we might have heard from mission trips – and as a result it might seem […]

Recommended Resources: June 22, 2020

Book Recommendation from a Pastor “A Hunger for God” by John Piper Recommendation by Pastor Tim St. John The pain of this season in history leaves all of us with a collective sense of longing. We together yearn for the pandemic to end, for racism to end, for violence to end, and for righteousness to […]

Recommended Resources: June 15, 2020

Book Recommendation from a Pastor “Parenting” by Paul David Tripp Recommendation by Pastor Wayne Hu If you’re like our family, this season of having more time together with our kids has brought about its share of both blessings and challenges. We’ve had more opportunities to create fun memories, experience meaningful conversations, reflect on our priorities […]

Recommended Resources: June 8, 2020

Book Recommendation from a Pastor “Letters to the Church” by Francis Chan Recommendation by Pastor Gavin Kajikawa Author, pastor and missionary, Francis Chan writes “Letters to the Church” because of his love for Christ’s bride. He has lived through the unique challenges of pastoring Cornerstone Church in Simi Valley in the 1990s and early 2000s. […]