I was in California recently to meet with pastors, get together with my brothers and sisters, attend a memorial service on Saturday and preach on Sunday. A month earlier, I had a similar schedule, inc...  Read More

I watch movies on TV and airplanes, but Jesus Revolution was my first trip to a theater since before the pandemic. It was well worth the visit.I had met four of the characters in the movie during the ...  Read More

In January, two men I admired in California died within 24 hours of each other. Jack Hayford, the pastor of Church on the Way, a Foursquare megachurch in Van Nuys, and Joe Garcia, my friend in Novato....  Read More

I was in a worship service at the San Rafael Open Door this past November, when Becky Riley walked up to the front to lead the congregation in prayer. Becky prayed boldly for the Lord to send rain to ...  Read More

Many of you have been praying for Kristina since her heart transplant in 2020. I’m sharing this update to give praise to God and thank you for your prayers.Thirty five years ago we bought our son Matt...  Read More

I was playing golf one afternoon this summer in Phoenix with Richard and Dan when a monsoon storm approached from the north. Thunder rumbled, lightning bolts shot from dark clouds and strong winds ben...  Read More

If I wrote a book on “How Not to Save Money,” I would have plenty of personal stories to share. Here is a recent one.I just returned from a wedding in Montana. I had the privilege to lead a ceremony f...  Read More

I was in Marin County this month to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Church of the Open Door, the first church that grew out of our Jesus People ministry in the Bay Area. We had people fly and dr...  Read More

My mother, Roberta Buckley, died at 97 on July 12. I was able to have dinner with her and pray with her several times when I was on a ministry trip to California in June. She had been getting weaker, ...  Read More

Don't Take it PersonallyI left a voicemail for someone I love a while ago and didn’t hear back from him. I sent a text and got no reply either. I thought, “Next time he calls me, maybe I won’t answer ...  Read More

Our family gathered in Terra Linda to celebrate my mother, Roberta Buckley’s, 97th birthday this month. We stood in a big circle as several of her children, grandchildren and greatgrandchildren spoke ...  Read More

I was shaking with nervousness as I walked up to the batter’s box with the bases loaded and my teammates screaming encouragement behind me. The pitcher wound up and fired the ball towards the plate. I...  Read More