Dear Discovery, We wish you and your loved ones a happy Thanksgiving! The holiday looks very different this year, yet we hope you are able to connect safely, even if that is through a phone call or eating together on zoom! In this season of gratitude and giving thanks (check out Steve'smost recent teaching), we express our thanks and gratitude to you, our Discovery famil...

Dear Discovery, What an awesome time we have had under the redwood trees at Bet Haverim this fall! In the midst of this pandemic we are so grateful for the opportunity to worship together and encourage each other in community. Be sure to join us this Sunday for thefinal live gathering of the year. We have some fun stuff planned, so come celebrate and remember what the L...

Hello Discovery!Well, it got chilly in a hurry didn't it! I hope you are enjoying this transition to the fall and to jackets and hot beverages and leaves all over the ground.With the changing of the season comes more changes for us as well. We have two moreIn Person Gatherings at Bet Haverimand then we will celebrateAdventtogether online. (Stay tuned, we have some great st...

"Whatever happens...conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ...stand firm in the one Spirit, striving together as one for the faith...our citizenship is in heaven." Philippians 1:27 3:20 Discovery Family, Well...it continues to be crazy times here in Davis, in the United States, in this world, in 2020. Which is why those words in Phil. 1:27 leap off...

"He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God." Micah 6:8 Hi Friends, I don't know if you have a "life verse." I always sort of cringe at that language. However, if I had to pick a life verse I guess it would be Micah 6:8. (I use it as my bio in all my social accounts, so...

Hello Discovery! We have two things to talk about this morning, thisfirst day of October: First- How amazing it was to gather together LIVE this past Sunday!Seeing each other's faces in person, taking communion, and experiencing being the body of Christtogether was a refresher for the soul. We plan to meet again thisSunday, October 4that 10AM at the same place-the Bet Ha...

Hello Friends-We have a very cool announcement that we are excited to share with you today- we get togather together LIVE!Sunday, September 27th, October 4th, 11th and 18th at 10AM we willmeet in person for worship and communion.Bet Haverim, Davis's Jewish synagogue has so generously allowed us to meet outside on their campus in the Redwood Grove.We'll send more informatio...

Dear Discovery, It is officially September! There is a hint of coolness in the morning air, and autumn will soon arrive. Local schools have started, and UC Davis will commence later this month. Here at Discovery, we are busy planning and preparing for this new season.We have some exciting happenings on the horizon, so be checking your email for more information soon! Unt...

But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. I Peter 2:9 Many times when we hear the word holy we think: good, morally upright, people who don't do bad stuff, or various other things along these lines. But did you know all it reall...

Hey Discovery!Summer is flying by and we are looking ahead towards the fall.But we don't want you to miss out on the summer events that are still to come!The second session of Discovery'sSummer School of Theologyresumes on MondayAugust 17, 24 and 31 at 7PM. We had some amazing conversations during the first session, and can't wait to continue. You can still join, even if y...