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What is your desert? It could be several things: harsh and severe circumstances, or personal distress–physical, emotional, or moral....

Jesus’ 40 days in the desert came immediately after His baptism. Filled with the Spirit, just named by the Father as His beloved Son,...

Lent prepares us for Easter by leading us to the cross: 40 days, 40 steps to Calvary. It is the downward ascent to God’s mercy. Lent...

30-years ago, ‘Living Waters’ surfaced in West Hollywood. The burning ground of lust and sexual confusion became a pool of God’s mercy....

On the week that centers on Christ Crucified for millions around the globe, the USA has acted in a most unholy manner. Palm Sunday to...

While we were sleeping, the Iowa Supreme Court unanimously overturned the state’s ban on ‘gay marriage’ on grounds that it was...

First we must answer the question: can homosexuality be compared to ethnicity? Not well, according to the Latinos and African-Americans...

After a sleepless night, I can say with joy and relief: ‘gay marriage’ is no longer in CA.The people arose and went to the polls. They...

During these forty days, I had the privilege of battling for Proposition 8 in several churches in CA, including my home church, St....

“All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.”Edmund Burke“Since we know what it is to fear the Lord, we try...

In the battle for marriage, I am inclined toward the sin of the Church at Ephesus (Rev. 2:1-7). Working hard, persevering, identifying...

It would be wrong to assume that all if not most churches overreact to homosexuality as if it were a landmine, ready to explode. In...

I scoured the obituary of the well-known lawyer, a Christian who in the sixties and seventies had successfully defending laws protecting...

“Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people.” (Pr.14:34) When we uphold marriage, we uphold His image and the...

As our culture embraces perversion as normal, we as the church must provide a sure path for those seeking the better way. That involves...

A couple of weeks ago my good friend Peter Kockelman and I had the privilege of proclaiming the truth of God’s mercy to transform His...

United with Christ, turned toward the good and aware that the enemy is no-one but the deceiver himself, we must grasp the urgency of the...

Clearly we have witnessed a momentum to evil. One desecrating act begets another, broken boundaries fan out like myriad wildfires on dry...

In the Los Angeles earthquake of 1994, I witnessed power lines under and over ground breaking and igniting into flames. Showers of sparks...

Those who honor God and His image regard other human beings as a kind of sacrament, a living witness of God’s grace on earth. That...