I had a dream recently in which a friend and I were watching a powerful storm. We both had tears in our eyes as the storm approach. Just as ship’s captains and airplane pilots need to make course corr...  Read More

I was privileged to host radio programs for thirty years and TV programs for ten years in California and Arizona. I had guests that included pastors, authors, athletes, business leaders and politician...  Read More

Several years ago, Kristina and I went to McCloud in Northern California for   a two week trout fishing vacation. On Sunday morning I attended a little   church in town that had about twenty members. ...  Read More

When I was a boy, my parents took their eight children to church every Sunday, even when we were on vacation. I know parts of the service bored me, because I had to confess my sins to the priest whene...  Read More

I was riding my mountain bike up a bike path as I returned from a recent leader’s meeting at our church. Changing gears on the long uphill stretch, I drifted from the side to the center of the path. S...  Read More

I received the news that Sherman Moyer died last week. I was a twenty-six year old pastor when we planted the Open Door Church in Novato in 1976. Sherman was the pastor of the First Baptist Church in ...  Read More

At the beginning of March, I flew to Monterey, CA. It was my first trip outside of the Phoenix area since October 2019. I have been taking ministry trips every few weeks for the last 36 years, but Kri...  Read More

After the November election, I got a surprise text from Jason, our granddaughter Ava’s father. Sixteen years ago, our family was in a custody battle with Jason. He brought police officers to our house...  Read More

I hike in the desert to keep my body in shape and play chess online to keep my mind sharp. Chess is also a way I process frustration without causing harm. However, I recently had a game that upset me....  Read More

These past months, I have had the privilege of doing ministry in California, Nevada, Oklahoma, Ecuador, as well as here in Arizona. I have been with congregations large and small with a great variety ...  Read More

The Lord recently challenged me to stop passing so many judgments on people. I thought he meant I should stop judging political leaders who lie and deceive. I discovered it went beyond politics.I was ...  Read More

I was talking to my mother on the phone when she asked me what I had been doing lately. I told her I was working on another book.                 “Oh, really. What is it about?” she asked.            ...  Read More