When Giving Thanks Is Hard

When Giving Thanks Is Hard

About a month ago, I shared with our church family that one of our associate pastors, Cary Schmidt, had been sensing the calling of God to the pastorate. After trying to talk him out of it didn’t work, 🙂 I spent many, many hours with him in prayer and counsel as we...
What We’ve Learned in 26 Years

What We’ve Learned in 26 Years

Twenty-six years ago, at the invitation of twelve people, Terrie and I packed our belongings in the back of a Ryder truck and moved to Lancaster, California. I’ll never forget pulling into Lancaster with the truck following our car. Terrie was beside me, Danielle and...
Steel Prayers

Steel Prayers

One of the most memorable moments of our recent building constructions has been the “steel signing.” For our West Wing expansion, this event took place this past Sunday evening. At the close of the evening service, our church family toured both floors of the West Wing...
The Plow Is Calling

The Plow Is Calling

This morning I challenged the seventeenth graduating class of West Coast Baptist College just moments before their commencement exercises began with a simple thought: The minute you leave, put your hand to the plow and practice what you have learned. Our students have...

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