Breathtakingly Beautiful:(turn up the volume) I love imaginative and wonderfully crafted worship, something new, something creative and inspiring, different from what we so often hear. This worship expression is out-of-the-box, completely unique, fresh and fragrant and my spirit responded with joy to hear God extolled in such a beautiful way. It’s in true worship we…
How God Meets Us In Crisis: I recently purchased “The Praying Wife” book which was recommended because I was losing all hope of being able to keep our house of 17 years. The mortgage company that took over our loan 13 months ago said we couldn’t afford it, though we disagreed. They started foreclosing on our…
When I was a junior in high school I was cut from the basketball team for a fight during practice. I went up for a layup and George Pelletier slammed me into the gymnasium wall. I came up swinging. And the next thing I knew I was gone. “Not putting up with that kind of…
“We must wait for God, long, meekly, in the wind and wet, in the thunder and lightning, in the cold and the dark. Wait, and he will come, He never comes to those who do not wait.” – Frederick W. Faber I Get Letters: there was such an outpouring of gracious letters in response to…
“God is bewildering at times,” lamented a dear friend last week, responding to a young mother dying, leaving a devoted husband and 7-month old. This despite thousands praying. My first thought was to write back an encouragement about trusting God, fighting the good fight, staying the course and keeping the faith. And that would have…
“Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His godly ones.” Psalm 116:15 Miracles During Her Passing: The message below is from Kelly Mestakides. She and her family are a beloved part of Little Church. Some of you on the crisis prayer team have read this extraordinary account but most of you haven’t.…
And she called her friends and neighbors and said, “Rejoice with me for I have found the coin which was lost!” Luke 15:9 Alexey and Dasha Ryazanov, both from the Ukraine, have lived with Nikki and me for many months. A world class ballroom dancer, Alexey teaches at a studio in Laguna Hills and gives…
“I’m all in,” exclaimed my younger son Micah, trying to keep a straight face, straining to look as cool as he possibly could. We were playing Texas hold-em, a widely popular poker game these days and the stakes were high, well, not really, just nickels and dimes. But the game was tense as most in…
And now my last message of 2016 which I believe it is the most important. Our greatest treasure is knowing God, surrendering our lives to the One who gave His life for us. Our next greatest treasure is knowing each other – friendship, growing into a deeper connection and genuinely caring for one another. As…
Laguna was bathed in one of those breathtaking sunsets last week, the kind that almost brings tears to your eyes it is so beautiful. As the sun slowly descended below the horizon, a golden ball of churning fire and incredible intensity, the early evening sky blazed with arching streaks of crimson, orange and yellow. The…