Revelation is not the book in the Bible where I normally find comfort. However, these are not normal times. I recently felt the Lord speak to me through this verse:  Since you have kept my command to ...  Read More

I dropped Kristina off at Banner University Hospital on April 27th. When I kissed her good-bye, I did not know if we would ever see each other again. I drove back to the hospital on May 20th. As I pul...  Read More

We are experiencing a reduction in traffic here in the valley and I have never seen the skies so clear. From my hospital bed I see details of ridges, troughs, saddles and knolls on South Mountain whic...  Read More

A few years ago, I was greeting people in the lobby of Living Streams when I saw a tall, handsome young man. One of our members introduced us and said he was a wide receiver for the Arizona Cardinals....  Read More

Recently, I was on a social distancing hike in the desert with a young lawyer named Mike Roberts. We wound our way along the rocky trails through the cactus as we talked. Mike was behind me, as we wen...  Read More

Kristina’s heart transplant team called and said they want me to be quarantined at home because of the danger that I could bring the Coronavirus to her. My quarantine may last for quite a while. I was...  Read More

One evening last month two friends prayed a powerful prayer for Kristina and me. That night I had this dream:I was scheduled to speak to a group of people on the topic of “The Last Days.” When I arriv...  Read More

One of the Lord’s great gifts is to transform a difficult relationship into a blessing. Jan Dow was a woman in our church in Novato who gave me more trouble than any other person in our congregation. ...  Read More

My wife Kristina is a lady with peculiar habits. She worked on a 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle on our dining room table, which our grandchildren had left her after their visit. Now, most people look closel...  Read More

I was preaching in San Rafael last Sunday. The sermon text the Lord had given me began with John 14:1, “Do not let your heart be troubled. You believe in God, believe also in me.” My message was alrea...  Read More

This Easter, Kristina and I went to California to celebrate my mom’s ninety-fourth birthday. Our family gathers on Easter afternoons at my cousin Kendall’s house in Napa. Since we planted Living Strea...  Read More

Earlier this month, David Stockton invited me to join him and Ryan Romeo, our church’s Creative Arts Pastor, for a conference on the Holy Spirit in Portland. We flew to Portland and checked into an Ai...  Read More