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‘At once the Spirit sent Him out into the desert, and He was in the desert forty days, being tempted by Satan. He was with the wild...

For all who thirst, immerse. Come to the waters issuing from the altar of Our Lady of Good Counsel parish. A mercy pool awaits you, smack...

‘The time has come—the Kingdom is here. Repent and believe the good news!’ (Mk. 1:15) At our Living Waters wrap up party last week, one...

‘Because we are vulnerable, we can be brave.’ Josef Pieper ‘Inner healing’ tends to attract women, who usually access their wounds more...

‘Why complain when you can act?’ Elizabeth Lesoeur Annette agreed to teach ‘Offering the Gift’ alongside me at Living Waters last week—no...

‘To authentically live Christmas is to be born again with that little baby, who speaks constantly to us about the infinite, faithful, and...

I am a zealous father but not a very well-rounded one. I don’t like professional sports (my kids mock Dad’s half-hearted efforts to cheer...

Here, evangelicals tremble: has Catholic-convert Comiskey gone over to the dark-side of Marian devotion? Is he in cahoots with the...

“Rejoice!” (Phil 4:4) Today is known as “Gaudete Sunday” (Gaudete--Latin “rejoice”). We set a fire to the lone rose-colored candle. The...

Forgive my boldness for addressing you on your public ‘trans’ declaration; I don’t know you at all, so I am reduced to a virtual...

‘When we first will to follow--first attempt obedience--God becomes not just some vague force, but very personal. Our idea of Him...

‘We are becoming persons. You are not who you will be. I am not, by the grace of God, who I will be.’ Leanne Payne Pity the man who stops...

Orientation refers to where one is going in relation to others, which include his or her thoughts and beliefs that guide that direction....

By Abbey Foard Anniversary celebrations run the risk of becoming sappy and nostalgic in ways that diverge from reality. Don’t get me...

Much could be said about our 3 day anniversary feast: thoughtful reflection upon each decade of DSM, longstanding co-ministers who...

Why do we worship Jesus, anointing Him with our love songs? Gratitude: He did for us what only He could do—He forgave our sins. Only God...

Desert Stream Ministries started forty years ago when Andy shared his testimony one hot August Sunday at the Westside Vineyard in Los...

We approach our fortieth anniversary bash this week; I am grateful, full of peace and praise for Jesus. In charting the breakthroughs and...

‘For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent, for Jerusalem’s sake I will not remain quiet, til her righteousness shines forth like the dawn,...

40-years-ago in Southern California, Andrew Comiskey began to impart to others what the Lord had first given him—encounters with God and...