WELCOME!

WELCOME! SO having been a regular attendee at the Robert Schuller Protestant Crystal Cathedral...it just so happened at the same time the Crystal Cathedral was declining I was in the midst of a semi-conversion or "merger' with the Catholic Church, attending numerous Catholic congregations around southern California (& beyond) for many years, including St. Callistus (down the street from the Crystal-Christ Cathedral). So when the big switch happened I felt like I was "the middle man" who just happened to be in the right place at the right time...maybe God's providence..and I searched for an answer to why this was happening...some feelings were sadness given my connection to Robert H. Schuller and the Reformed church and the Dutch heritage..and my family's connections to the Crystal & the elder Schuller, even all the way back to Iowa where our family has roots & heritage as well (and where I was actually born)...yet at the same time I was seeing the way things were transpiring at the Crystal Cathedral...some not so edifying..identity politics ..people making "power moves"...pushing their way in..trying to push others out..not so nice in some regards..but still when R.H Schuller preached with the doors wide open it was always inspiring and something to behold. SO WHY would God allow such a seemingly good thing come to an end (well..Bobby will remind us that the Hour of Power lives on at the new location, but let's be honest, something authentic came to an end..the FOUNDER's ministry is ALWAYS the most dynamic and most inspiring...those who carry on the legacy have their place but they are never the same real deal as the original...)...so I searched and asked God and finally I realized a "Kernel of wheat must die..." (John 12.24) ...in order for new plants to be born and thrive. And so I now think & believe that the Crystal Cathedral is the kernel of wheat that has died in order for new things to happen, to be born, to thrive...in the form of the Catholic Christ Cathedral (as well as the "new evangelization" ...the catholic church is in the process of training & encouraging & inspirating catholic church members to become MORE evangelical...maybe even charismatic..in reaching others..that is a GOOD FRUIT...! And the OC Diocese is bringing in various ministries to maintain their office headquarters at the Christ Cathedral, and the list goes on...so I am hoping & praying that out of what seems like something bad or sad (end of Crystal Cathedral) we will see something even good, great,...maybe even "better"  in the long run (better for the kingdom of God, not in the secular sense of competition). And I will be posting links & updates to what the new Crystal Christ Cathedral is doing "for the kingdom" and will be praying along with a LOT of you that this will be something awesome and great not just for Orange County but for the whole wide world, God willing !