The day we became friends with God
Maundy Thursday is the day in the Christian year when we enter into the Upper Room on the night that Jesus was betrayed to...
When power dynamics impact relationships
Power does funny things to relationships. It changes the dynamics of how relationships form and grow and become.
When I met my first friend in...
Christian unity in spite of global diversity
When we speak of the global church of Christ, the apostle Paul’s first letter to the church at Corinth offers a helpful point of...
Ten steps to becoming a praying church
I love the picture in Revelation 4 of John entering into the throne room and thepresence of God. John finds himself in a scene...
Comings and goings
Students at Fresno Pacific Biblical Seminary have unique call stories, hopes and fears related to their studies and dreams beyond their course work. I...
The place we’ve never been
It was early 2007 and our son and daughter were strapped into their booster seats in the back of the minivan. My wife was...
Who inspires you?
When my family moved from Colorado to Bakersfield, Calif., in early 2016, I knew one person who had grown up there. Rachel had been...
Virtual worship
Some of my favorite YouTube videos are clips originally broadcast on network TV in 1995, the year the internet became widely available. The internet...