Gospel on the Ground

People Are Looking Up!

Yesterday was a refreshing day for me, packed with long chunks of time spent with wonderful people. One of my encounters was a long lunch with Greg Boyd, Senior Pastor […]

Friends from around the World

Prayerful Thoughts on “50 Shades of Grey”

At Rest in His Strong Arm – May our child-like […]

Gospel on the Ground

Public & Private Displays of Affection

As I read in Psalm 40 this AM, I was overwhelmed by God’s private and public displays of affectionate love for us as His children. Any who know this through […]

Friends around the USA

Our Truest Love, Keys to Love that Lasts

“Rudy B” is a man I never met, but I’m intrigued by his life. Aurora B, his widow, has become a friend over the last three years, and just yesterday […]

Friends Who Live in California

The DECISION to LEAD and ADVOCATE

Moses, in Exodus 32 makes a decision in favor of leadership and advocacy when tested by God. God’s children, having been led out of Egypt and into the desert, were […]

Friends Who Live Near Us

Margin & Movements

What movement have you seen, studied, or been a part of that didn’t happen in part because people created margin in their lives in order to participate in that movement? […]

Friends Who Live in California

Monika Grasley – Valuing People, Building Communities

Monika Grasley and I caught a coffee together yesterday and […]

Friends Who Live in California

Child Advocacy

We all have a big purpose in life. I truly believe this. Yet, we also have seasons where our purpose is more narrowed into specific causes. Of late, in Merced […]

Friends Who Live Near Us

Sherry Macias & Friends, Loving Others in the Name of Jesus Christ

Sherry and I met first thing yesterday morning to kick […]

Friends Who Live in California

Safe Families for Children – An Introduction

I’d like to make a brief introduction here on my […]

Friends Who Live in California

YOU Are Our Shepherd, LORD

Who doesn’t want comfort and yet also a sense of purpose in this life and for the life to come? I’m finding that encouragement for believers in Jesus and those […]

Friends Who Live Near Us

Enjoy Comfort and Pleasure Prayers

I sat with some friends yesterday who showed me the husbands’ medical bill totalling nearly $900,000.00. We spoke of the grace of God being like the insurance company’s paying off […]

Friends Who Live in California

GOOD News Wins

The picture I chose for this post is of my grandparents on my Dad’s side. Harold and Shanna Moe, whom we called as their grand kids, “Popop and Nonie,” were […]

Gospel on the Ground

At Home with Less

Today, Carrie and I are clearing out and getting rid of stuff that we don’t use and don’t need. We commented at lunch about how we actually feel at home […]

Friends Who Live Near Us