My life was transformed Sunday night in Long Beach, California. Service was finished at our new church plant. I was speaking to a visitor right outside that old church building right in the heart and soul of the neighborhood. Suddenly, …

Every day at the Los Angeles Dream Center, I see people checking into our program. Application in hand, waiting for a bed, it never ends. I see people living on the floors who are strung out, coming down off some …

Reality can slap you in the face so hard.  I realized that the other day as I dropped my nine-year-old girl off to school.  As she was walking away from the car, I rolled down the window and said, “I …

Today, various media outlets are reporting some amazing news concerning the Dream Center. I write this blog, rejoicing in what God has done, and yet also to give you a vision for the future. The Dream Center is slated to be awarded …

What an incredible journey it has been! I’ll never forget the moment when we as a staff decided that we wanted to start a leadership school. So many questions were going through our minds: what qualifies us to have a …

Last night I cuddled up next to my beautiful 8-year-old daughter and 6-year-old son. It’s the place I love to be. However, it’s also the place where I received an eye-opening revelation. We decided to watch one of my favorite …

I’ve seen it! The devastation of street gangs in a city. We’ve picked up kids on a bus from a housing project, only to have to run a separate bus a hundred yards down the street to pick up kids …

Wednesday, I was working out with my trainer and was exhausted beyond belief. Huffing, puffing, and wheezing. Heart rate would not go down for a long time.  Got up the next morning and suddenly everything took my breath away.  Walking …

I was watching the Grammys and Taylor Swift came out singing the song, “Mean.”  Yes, it was about a mean boy in a relationship that started off mean and continued to be mean throughout his life.  She kept repeating that …

I’m ashamed to admit this as a pastor but recently I went four days without praying. Trust me, I could feel the coldness of the distance. It’s amazing how prayer is the most important aspect of our existence and yet …