Each year many Christians are faced with the decision of what to do about the holidays. Can they celebrate with everyone else or should they…
Lance RalstonDecember 23, 2019
At the end of one of the episodes of the TV miniseries, Band of Brothers, as Easy Company was marching into the Ardennes Forest, for…
Lance RalstonMarch 29, 2019
The rope was so tight round sixteen-year-old Patricius’ wrists they’d bitten into the flesh. He no longer felt the sting of the saltwater from the…
Lance RalstonMarch 17, 2019
This is painful. I’m about to share something personal. It’s a lesson I learned years ago. I share it because it illustrates what I believe…
Lance RalstonFebruary 26, 2019
Roses are red. Violets are blue.Stuff about Valentine, We wish we knew. All we can say for sure is that there was indeed a pastor…
Lance RalstonFebruary 14, 2019
I decided to run for a seat on the Oxnard City Council in the recent midterm elections, after it became clear that was what God’s…
Lance RalstonNovember 27, 2018
"A rash of school shootings" has people scratching their heads wondering why. Many locate the problem primarily in America’s love of guns. Each new campus…
Lance RalstonJuly 2, 2018
While Evangelical Progressives applaud recent cultural changes, those of the Conservative branch are concerned as traditional values are thrown over in favor of the Moral…
Lance RalstonJune 12, 2018
When Protestants broke with Rome in the 15th Century, Rome countered the Protestant departure with a claim to Apostolic succession: "Look," they said, "Our leaders…
Lance RalstonMarch 7, 2018
In Deuteronomy 1, Moses spoke to a new generation about to enter the Promised Land. He gave them both a history lesson and reminded them…
Lance RalstonFebruary 7, 2018
The world is again in the grip of yet another realization that it's ways are bankrupt. The sexual revolution of the 60s has born more…
Lance RalstonJanuary 9, 2018
While all God’s Word is inspired and profitable ( 2 Timothy 3:16), most Christians have favorite passages. Sometimes we talk about our “life verse” by…
Lance RalstonDecember 28, 2017
The Thomas Fire has been roaring to life in the hills near Santa Paula. High winds drove it relentlessly toward Ventura where it burned hundreds…
Lance RalstonDecember 14, 2017
As a finale to our celebration of 500 years since the Reformation, we are excited to have guests David Guzik and Lance Ralston speak on…
Lance RalstonOctober 31, 2017
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