Author Archives: Paul Stumpf

Sorry, I blew it. I am a Pastor of a growing church trained at being a pastor, not an internet specialist, and especially not a blogging specialist. I started this blog so that the people in my church could read … Continue reading →

My vision for Colton Community Church is that “we would be a community fulfilling our potential in Christ as we walk in a manner worthy of Christ for the benefit of others.”  I just completed a seven part sermon series … Continue reading →

As a preaching pastor, I like to wake up early on Sunday mornings and get to church early to think through my sermon one last time before I preach it to the congregation. On this Sunday morning the alarm goes … Continue reading →

Yesterday I was helping my ten-year-old son Matthew with yet another whale project by working with an orbital sander on his newly carved whale. As I was sanding, my shirt got caught in the sander. I instantly turned it off. … Continue reading →

I was reading an article by Jonathan Edwards the other day.  The article is titled “A New Apprehension of Christ” and is found in the “Invitation to Christian Spirituality, An Ecumenical Anthology” book edited by John R. Tyson.  (I am … Continue reading →

Last week I got a call from my wife.  She found a slide for her parents pool that she wanted to get for my son’s birthday party.  The problem was that it was just too expensive.  It was a good … Continue reading →

I am not the most prolific blogger, so I apologize to those who want to read more of my ramblings.  Here are some of my thoughts I wrote on Psalm 17 yesterday during my devotions.  I just paraphrased it so … Continue reading →

I am sitting in Pasadena, CA. At the Mighty Waters preaching conference. I was just challenged to reach my Samaria. Samarians are the people I would like the wrath of God to fall on and would cheer it on. These … Continue reading →

I really enjoyed Friend Day.  I believe that the Spirit was present and that people were engaged and excited to be a part of this big day.  It was great seeing all of the people meet at the tent and … Continue reading →

If I can figure out how to update the Colton Community Church website, it will have a link to this page.  That means that this site will no longer be a hidden site, but a public site.  Yikes! I love … Continue reading →