GATHERING STONES CALVARY CHAPEL

Our church, Gathering Stones Calvary Chapel, turned five years old during the 2020 pandemic. This is not how I imagined celebrating five...

I look at my once bustling Washington community to see: I SEE STRESSED FACES, “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give...

“Where God guides, God provides.” Wait, what if God calls you to do without? Some people follow Jesus and starve to death in the process....

No one WANTS to be an addict. They don’t wake up one day and think, “Gee, I think today is a good day to become an addict.” What if we...

The abortion debate sparks a host of intense feelings on all sides. Here is a little bit of my story: I was born an illegitimate minority...

I was stunned. I scrolled through my Facebook feed last week and saw this, “Prayer is not so much an act as it is an attitude—an attitude...

I will fail you. It is inevitable. I want to warn you that I am a very poor substitute for Jesus. If you want me to rescue you, to be...

There is a ‘little white lie’ that has gained ground in the church. Subconsciously (or perhaps not so subconsciously), we have convinced...

The ‘Cost’ I Didn’t Count… “Consider it all joy, my brothers, when you face trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of...

Have you ever driven the wrong way? This afternoon, I fell asleep in the passenger seat as we drove down the freeway. Sometime later, I...

I had an awakening experience several years ago. I had been selling out my time. I had been frittering it away with electronic...

Something was different when I walked up to her last night. Her habit had been to spring off her porch and embrace me. I watched as she...

My neighborhood is full of culture. South Tacoma is filled with endless nationalities. Among the beautiful cultural display are thriving...

We chose to move our family to an impoverished area. I was determined to live a life of Christian authenticity and for me, it meant...

My life in ministry has taught me a few things about apologies, and more often than not "I'm sorry" doesn't cut it. In fact, these words...