The statues of the Lord... are my counselors… a lamp to my feet and light to my path.” Psalm 119:24,105 Lamps don’t ordinarily light up whole city blocks; they’re more like a flashlight that helps you see your next step or two. God’s guidance doesn’t usually shine very far ahead, just far enough to keep …
Some of my heroes in San Francisco…
Liz Wong is the first person that comes to mind when I think of spiritual heroes in the City. She and her late husband, Ed started a ministry in San Francisco’s “worst” neighborhood, the “Tenderloin” twenty-five years ago or so. Before coming to Jesus, Ed had been an addict and frequent flyer in this dark …
Celebrating the birth of a church…
This is part of my journal entry for today... June 13, 2012 31 years ago today was the first “service” of Lighthouse Christian Fellowship of Santa Cruz in our house on Brommer Street! While I do my best not to wallow in nostalgia over this, especially now that LCF Santa Cruz is no more, I …
The “God Positioning System”
Allow me to be a bit silly and compare God’s way of guiding us (the “God Positioning System”) with the Global Positioning System device in your car or on your smart phone. (My friend calls hers “Garmin” after the brand name on the front of her GPS, so I’ll use that name from now on …
I brought two young men to church yesterday…
… and they couldn’t have been more polar opposites! I was speaking in a church in the City for my pastor friend who was on a short vacation. I have this deal with God that if I help pastors (by praying with them, give them a listening ear, and speak in their churches once in …
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