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I am excited and I don’t really know why.  I have this feeling of anticipation that I just can’t explain.  It’s kind of like when you were a kid and it was the morning you were going to go to Disneyland.  It wasn’t difficult to get up and get ready.  It was exciting!  “God is up to something.”  Also, I am excited about Westside Church . . . Read more…

Do you want to be brutally honest with yourself?  I know it’s a difficult thing to do . . . you know, taking a sincere look at your life and evaluating how effective you are in fulfilling God’s purpose for your life.  If you’re up to the challenge, proceed with caution . . . Read more…

Romans 8:28
And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them. Read more…

In spring of 1867, a young American shoe salesman came to Bristol, England.  One day he was invited to a prayer meeting in a private home.  During the meeting, the minister, Henry Varley stood up and spoke. He said a very memorable thing: Read more…

When I was a kid, I loved Christmas.  Everything else in my little world was bleak, cold, and without hope.  Those were the years I usually cried myself to sleep each night because I couldn’t articulate what that big black hole was in the pit of my gut.  But, Christmas was bright, exciting, full of expectation and . . . Read more…

I have struggled with my weight since I was a little kid.  I remember the first time someone called me fat was when I was five years old and living in my first foster home.  I want to be a bit vulnerable in this blog and share what I will be doing about this life-long battle for the next season.  So, here goes . . . Read more…

Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the German pastor who almost alone stood against the terrible Nazi injustice and was hanged for his dissent 23 days before the end of WWII said this: Read more…

Abraham Lincoln wrote an address to the nation during the Civil War that was at least as important as the Gettysburg Address.  It was his proclamation for a national fast-day, when he designated and set apart a day of national humiliation, fasting, and prayer. Read more…

Well . . . it’s election time here in the United States and we have been inundated with many reactions, projections, opinions, talking points, from every side of the spectrum.  I can tell you this, lots of people are incredibly concerned about the future of our country and their personal futures.  This is totally understandable. Read more…