Grounded Gospel

Prayer for the People of Nepal

This morning I was alarmed to read a BBC News Alert on my phone that a 7.8 or so earth quake had painfully shook Kathmandu, Nepal and the surrounding area. This […]

The City of Merced

Merced, CA – Spiritual Leadership, GOD’S GRACE, and Our Pride

While reading in Psalm 106:4-5, my heart agreed with the […]

Gospel on the Ground

Baby BOOM of GRACE

The Boomers as we call them fondly are ripe for another explosion of “Jesus Movement” level passion for the Redeemer. I don’t need to relist the stats about the boomer […]

Friends Who Live in California

A Resting Church Ready to Follow

This weekend was so refreshing. We’ve been attending Central Presbyterian Church in Merced, CA, and this weekend we got to attend the church family retreat at Mount Hermon – SEE […]

Friends from around the World

Radical Overhaul of Your Church Life

Does your local church life look like a healthy family or a factionalized and failing corporation? The reason for my asking this question is not to stir up discontent and […]

Friends Who Live in California

Missionary Loneliness in Your Own Town

Do you feel alone at times in the midst of so much good going on around you? I am totally an optimist, maybe to a fault sometimes. Merced and Twain […]

Gospel on the Ground

Daughters, Sisters, and Mothers… Only ONE Wife…

As I care for men and receive care from other […]

Friends from around the World

Spontaneous Acts of Kindness

Imagine a community of siblings (in Christ) going from day to day with purposeful intent to show kindness. Kindness goes a long way in showing the intengrity of our message […]

Friends Who Live Near Us

“You’re doing a good job leading me.”

Do you have any idea how encouraging it is to […]

Gospel on the Ground

“I was a stranger, and you welcomed ME in.” – Jesus

Is it any wonder we don’t feel as close to […]

Friends Who Live in California

“I am a Christian, so…”

A young man I met just today said he was a Christian, so he… He is a believer in our Savior and this belief is so all-encumpassing that he lives […]

Gospel on the Ground

Churches within Churches

It’s not a novel idea at all, but it is a mindset we could grow in especially in the United States. We have a lot of large churches where we […]

Gospel on the Ground

Service of the Risen Son

Many believers are up early today to celebrate the Son of God, risen from the grave, having overcome death that we who trust in Him as Lord and Savior my […]

Gospel on the Ground

Our Spiritual Tipping Point and Christian Activism

After spending more time praying over Isaiah 58, I’m convinced […]

Gospel on the Ground

Joy YOU CAN TASTE

We speak with word pictures about virtues and values all the time. Here is one that comes straight from God’s Word. God gives us JOY that we can taste when […]

Friends Who Live Near Us

Encounters Wrapped in LOVE

When we wrestle through acts of service for other believers and for the lost, we find more and more joy in giving of ourselves. I just started reading in Acts […]

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