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  • Vacations

    I have been on vacation and, according to the purpose of such, I have been reviewing and renewing my life, my goals, my routines, and my activities. I've been getting up early – just like at home. I've been reading,… Continue reading

  • Intercession with the Lord’s Prayer

    Just a thought – The model prayer is inclusive. "Our Father" is an invitation to invite all for whom we intercede, with whom we are concerned, and for whom we deeply care to be included in our prayer for kingdom… Continue reading

  • We Have Worked All Night

    “Simon answered, “Master, we’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets.” – Luke 5:5 (NIV) … I’ve done my best. I am sure I’ve exhausted all the possibilities,… Continue reading

  • Coffee and Community

    As I was despairing that my old neighborhood was being neglected by businesses and forgotten by the world, I made a wonderful discovery – Taza Coffee ‘n Creme . I am encouraged. The neighborhood can come back because these folks… Continue reading

  • Be Still

    "Peace! Be still!" Matthew 8:23-37 Lots of trouble in the world …Lots of turmoil …Soil of fear …Toil of tears …But my soul can be still,…Sided with by the One who walks beside.When I cried, He heard.When I sighed, He… Continue reading

  • Hand Me a Trumpet

    I don’t own a trumpet; I don’t play a trumpet; I can’t actually, literally follow this directive. But I do love the sound of trumpets and this trumpet sounds like one I can relate to. Continue reading

  • Fresno, Walmart, and Hungry People

    Something remarkable has been happening in Fresno and other cities. Businesses, community benefit organizations, government officials, faith-based organizations, pastors like me, and ordinary citizens have been rallied and have cooperated to show community support for a great cause. Continue reading

  • The Emmanuel Moment

    The story of the Magi is the message of Jesus' coming as a break-out movement, a preview of the universality of a message that could not be contained by culture, geography, language, or even religion. God sought out strangers to… Continue reading

  • Last Words of Larry Norman

    ""I feel like a prize in a box of cracker jacks with God's hand reaching down to pick me up. I have been under medical care for months. My wounds are getting bigger. I have trouble breathing. I am ready… Continue reading

  • Disenthrall

    "The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew and act anew. We… Continue reading