by Barry Bandara | Mar 2, 2013
Each year, I hide away for 3 days as we plan out the sermons for the next ministry year (September through Summer). This year I am heading somewhere new – Warm Beach Camp and Conferenceå Center. They offer pastors a free getaway to pray and plan. That is exactly...
by Barry Bandara | Nov 1, 2012
There always is an awkward tension any time church collides with a political issue. This is not new. It’s been that way ever since Jesus started His church. The early church collided with the Roman government from the beginning – so why would it be any...
by Barry Bandara | May 26, 2012
There were two questions that I failed to answer from Ask the Pastor. Somehow they were misplaced from the other questions. After coming home from the Seattle Mariner game late on Friday night, for some reason, I remembered I didn’t answer them. Here they are:...
by Barry Bandara | May 21, 2012
This past weekend was a special Sunday called, Ask the Pastor. I answered 10 questions turned in the previous week along with several live text questions. You can watch Part 1 of these questions at the bottom of this post. This blog will answer the remaining written...
by Barry Bandara | Apr 25, 2012
Change is inevitable. Change is all around us. It happens all the time. But, many people claim to hate change. Really? I can understand hating change when our waistline grows larger or when our hair turns gray or loose. I get this. But I believe most people, in fact,...
by Barry Bandara | Feb 21, 2012
Yesterday we entered Jerusalem for the very first time. It was an emotional experience for my wife, Candy, and I. A place that I have heard about, taught about, and seen on the television was now right in front of us! This morning, I was able to teach on the Mount of...
