Pastoral Reflections

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A Letter of Hope Amidst the Heaviness

Dear Friends, As we enter this season of Advent, we are reminded that hope is not simply a wish, but a steadfast...

Rev. Gilbert Martinez

November 29, 2025

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A Thanksgiving Letter of Gratitude and Lament

Beloved in Christ, As I sit here writing to you—wrapped in the warmth of my home, nursing a cold and a sore...

Rev. Gilbert Martinez

November 26, 2025

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When Faithfulness Is Treated as a Threat

"A church that doesn't provoke any crises, a gospel that doesn't unsettle, a word of God that doesn't get under...

Rev. Gilbert Martinez

November 15, 2025

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