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Sanctuary News

Graduate!
Laurie Laird is graduating from 8th grade on June 10th. Good job!

Musical actors!
Melissa and Laura Solis are doing great in the high school play!

New baby!!!
Guiseppe and Gisella had Dominic on June 2nd at one something in the morning after 23 hours of labor. Over nine pounds. Congratulations!!

PAL Spotlights of the Month

Robert lives in Santa Paula and likes to sail. He also enjoys going to Disneyland on the weekends.

Thanks for helping us get Connect up and running, Robert!

Robert Laird

Brian does the technical work for the sanctuary websites. He is also the leader of the PALz "with a z" Middle School group.

Thanks for helping us get Connect up and running, Brian!

Brian Laird

Sanctuary Culture

Sanctuary is less a program than a way of life, less a place than a presence. It is both verb -- something we do -- and noun -- a condition that exists. It is both human construction and the activity of God in human relationships. Sanctuary exists where people feel unthreatened, safe, and valued -- whether they deserve it or not.

When Jesus came to the defense of a woman caught committing adultery when the church leaders of that day were ready to stone her to death, he said, "Whoever is without sin, let them cast the first stone." And all the accusers slowly drifted away. In that moment, Jesus embodied the culture we call Sanctuary. It is this Jesus we seek to honor and imitate.

Recommended Reading
Soul Tsunami
Leonard Sweet

This book explains the tidal wave of postmodernism that is sweeping our culture and shows how the church can safely sail the troubled seas and fulfill its mission and calling.

Leonard Sweet - cultural historian, futurist, preacher, and preeminent thinkerfirmly believes we live in a postmodern, pre-Christian society fraught with challenges, dangers, critical choices, and above all, tremendous potential for the church. The outcome will depend on our response to today's flood of change that threatens to sweep us away. SoulTsunami outlines ten cultural changes that are already happening around us and suggests practical ways to communicate God's unchanging truth to our changing world.

Dr. Leonard Sweet is founder and president of SpiritVenture Ministries and the E. Stanley Jones professor of evangelism at Drew Theological School. He also serves as a Distinguished Visiting Professor at George Fox University, and is the chief writer for preachingplus.com. Sweet is a popular speaker and has written nineteen books, including SoulTsunami, SoulSalsa, Carpe Manana, and A Is for Abductive (with Brian McLaren and Jerry Haselmayer).

Click here to order: Soul Tsunami

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