Someone asked me last week what I was looking forward to this holiday season. I said I was looking forward to it being over. Do you ever feel like that? There’s too much to do, too much to buy, too much to plan and way...
"Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end." Isaiah 9:7 The promise was clear. A child would be born who would shoulder the burden of governing this world. He would be the Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father and Prince of...
Give thanks in all circumstances for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:8 Thanksgiving is God's will for your life. Lots of things happen around you that are not God's will. They are called circumstances. Circum-stance literally means the circle you are...
 Each day a caravan of hopeful immigrants crosses several borders as they walk up from Central America and move through Mexico toward the United States. They are fleeing violence and poverty and hoping to build a better life for their families. Only desperate people risk...
Many people have warped views of forgiveness that keep them from experiencing the freedom it would bring them. Some of these views have been taught to them by well meaning but misguided teachers. Other ideas have come from how they were raised. Tragically, some have...
Proximity is lethal to prejudice....
 "My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires." James 1:19-20  Anger is everywhere in your news feed, your social feed and...
 Life is rarely as simple as two options. Black and white are two poles between which are many shades of gray and a spectrum of color. But when it comes to war and relationships, you need to pick a side.  "There is no fear in love....
You have a goal for every relationship in your life. Though you are not usually conscious of it, you are working toward one of two outcomes. Either you are creating a safe connection or a safe distance. ...
Stephen and Jennie Allison have been taking a group of us from Mountain View across the border on the third Saturday of each month. We travel to a refugee shelter just across the border in the red light district of Zona Norte Tijuana. Â In and...
