"Not Again" I was sitting in my favorite, local Starbucks and trying to finish a wonderful book--Henry Bazely, the Oxford Evangelist: A Memoir. Being easily distracted, I occasionally scrolled through Twitter to see what was going on in the world. And then I saw the first reports. "Not again." I said to myself. Three police officers with the Palm Springs Police Department had … [Read more...]
Cairns and Caring for Jennifer
Toward the top of the hills that border the south side of my community's Central Park sits a number of man-made rock structures. They are called cairns. This morning the Lord allowed me to use the cairns to begin a gospel conversation with a young woman named Jennifer. What are Cairns? According to Wikipedia, cairns are: "...human-made pile[s] (or stack[s]) of stones. The … [Read more...]
Cross Encounters: What Folks are Saying
As many of you know, my third book, Cross Encounters - A Decade of Gospel Conversations, has been out for less than a week. There are too many people to thank to name them all in this brief article. However, there are two people I must thank again: Allison Pari and Mike Gaydosh. Allison, in addition to being my beautiful niece, has edited my last two books: Cross Encounters … [Read more...]
A ‘Sign’ of the Times
It's a sign of the times. Many people will tolerate Jesus as Savior, but they hate Him as Lord. Street Corner Sign Ministry I spent a couple hours yesterday afternoon standing at the corner of McBean Parkway and Tournament Road, in Valencia (CA), about a half-mile from my home. This particular corner is a busy one. Many people attending our local community college come … [Read more...]
From Jordan with Love (The Next Day)
Yesterday I posted an article/video titled "From Jordan with Love," showing how I met two wonderful Jordanian Christian ladies--Mary and Susan. Susan told me she hoped to bring her brother to the North Hollywood Metro Station to hear the preaching. Well, she did just that this morning. Knowing that Susan was concerned for her brothers spiritual well-being, I chose to … [Read more...]
Mary and Susan: From Jordan with Love
It had been an excellent morning of open-air ministry at the North Hollywood Metro Station. I was blessed this morning to be joined at the North Hollywood Metro Station by Pastor Zephaniah Mel (graduate of The Master's Seminary grad and co-pastor at Christ Bible Church), as well as Joey Cusenza and Mitchell McClure (students at The Master's Seminary). The Lord has been … [Read more...]
A Pleasant Meeting with Naamah
She stood at least 50-feet away and listened. She listened for quite some time before she moved forward. What prompted her to come forward was my offer to those in the area of free bibles, in English or Spanish. She sat down on a bench just a couple feet away from me and immediately opened her new Bible. And there she sat, listening. I continued to ask people to come … [Read more...]