When I was in the world, before I knew Jesus, I was quite literally in prison, trapped in a world where I was the Lord of my own life.  Fear and uncertainty ruled everything I did. When I said yes to Jesus at age 43, my eyes were opened and my perspective entirely changed.  I […]

Romans 8:28 – And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. These words of the Apostle Paul bring comfort to every true follower of Christ.  There are many church-goers however, who may be plagued or at the least concerned about two […]

Whenever I preach at homeless meals and love the flock, I find myself praying with anywhere from a few to dozens of people.  These people can run the gamut of faith from strong believers to people with active enmity toward God and no relationship, or positive awareness of Jesus.  When they ask for, or at […]

May 11th, 2017, my amazing mom, Janice, would have been 106 years old. I thank God for her every day. She brought me up to esteem others more highly than myself and was my relational role model as a Christian even though she was a Jewish woman. She said “yes ” to the Lord on […]

God uses ordinary people to do extraordinary things. In the Book of Judges, we see the story of Gideon. Gideon was an ordinary man from the tribe of Benjamin, the least of the tribes of Israel. Things were not looking good for the Israelites in the promised Land. It had been 200 years since Joshua […]

When we truly do what the scriptures teach us, AKA God’s Instructions for Living, I believe that they become unerringly true for us. Sadly, the reverse is also true for many people. Yesterday, I reconnected with an old friend on the phone.  We had not spoken in 14 years.  He complained that while he said […]

The poor are an easy target for the Mammonists among those in power. America will never be great, let alone “again” until we have addressed the legitimate needs of the impoverished and the working poor within our own borders. This is a huge affront to the Lord, on the part of those in this administration […]

The Lord has restored and reactivated a long dormant gift of writing poetry. His Spirit has led me to post them here as “what He is doing”.  These are memories and snapshots of real people who I have met and touched/been touched by in my years of serving the poor in the San Fernando Valley.  […]

Here is a poem that I wrote today.  It’s real.  That’s all I can say.  Please pray for those in bondage.   Greg and Maggie   He showed up with a glittering fist Knuckles red and glass embedding bone He laughed at first like always, the “I’m an idiot” grin Then the tears break through […]

“So teach us to number our days, That we may gain a heart of wisdom.” – Psalm 90:12 “By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples.”—John 15:8 I have had many conversations with Christian friends over the years wherein they let me know that they are […]