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I am not showing you my food. This is not one of those Instagram moments where I show you my bougie food. It is bougie food and I am showing it to you but, I’m not. I promise. Did you ever ...

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  In our reading through of the Gospel of John, we have arrived at chapter 6 where Jesus feeds a large crowd. They had followed Him out to the countryside because of all the healing miracles...

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What is the joy of the secret kingdom? To find the field where the treasure is hidden To give everything for the priceless pearl To see through the door to an untold world Eyes to se...

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I have been listening to a new(ish) podcast called The Pivot by Andrew Osenga (a fantastic musician) and he always includes the tag line, "Stories of people who have made a change." These ar...

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Yesterday morning, my Father, Albert Whitler, passed away from this world into the light of God. He finished his course.  He has been lovingly cared for by my sister, Christianne and her ...

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Last night, our YWAM Modesto team went to see the local premiere of the documentary film "The Nine." This has been a much anticipated release as its subject matter is the South 9th Street co...

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Merry Christmas!

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This is a cover of Larry Norman's 1972 song. Well, actually, it's a cover of Steve Camp's late 80's cover of Larry's song. This has come to mind quite a bit during this strange season. I reson...

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This is a prayer book that I think I stole from my Dad. I don't really remember how I got it but I remember it on his bookshelf and it was always attractive to me. It's called "Everyday Cath...

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Inspired by Psalm 19 This shaft of light  Warming my face Has come millions of miles Through the darkness of space Its a word in season Spoken to me An apple of gold To a heart that’...

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An unorthodox thankful song. Feel free to download and share.

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This song was inspired by Paul's message to the people of Lystra in Acts 14. They saw the wonderful things the Christians could do and began to call them gods. In The Message translation, Paul, t...

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This psalm has been interpreted so many times into beautiful music. Just adding my take here. Some of the phrasing was inspired by the Roman Catholic daily mass lectionary. You can listen...

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I've always loved the simplicity of scripture in song. As a teenager, I discovered the beauty of John Michael Talbot's music. Simple, pure and both ancient and new. I wrote this song years ago, i...

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This is my sister, Christianne, and I singing one of my songs in her living room in Owensboro, Kentucky. My sister breathes harmony and I love singing with her. She's got such a beautiful and u...

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I'm posting this on Epiphany 2016. Epiphany just means "revelation." Specifically today, the revelation of Christ to the Gentiles as represented by the Magi coming from the east to worship Jesu...

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“THE LORD BLESS YOU AND KEEP YOU! THE LORD LET HIS FACE SHINE UPON YOU, AND BE GRACIOUS TO YOU! THE LORD LOOK UPON YOU KINDLY AND GIVE YOU PEACE!” -NUMBERS 6: 24-26 This is the bles...

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This is a recording done fairly early on in our work here in Modesto. This is a cover by Jimmy, Aaron and myself of the late Rich Mullins' song "You Did Not Have A Home" from The Jesus Record. I ...

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Sam performed this for our congregation this past Sunday, Silent Night on the ukulele...

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This song was written and recorded quite a few years ago not long after we came to Modesto. A friend, Josh Davenport (who you'll hear on the track) was making an impromptu Christmas CD for his f...

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This is taken from a talk I gave to our congregation this past Sunday, the first Sunday of Advent... On our Thanksgiving road trip to Oregon, we listened to C.S. Lewis’ The Lion, the Witc...

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James Flaherty was one of the first friends we made on the street in Modesto. On hot days, Aaron and I used to walk the parks with cool drinks to share. In a way, it was the first version of...

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A year of work, fundraising, praying and anticipation has finally culminated in Josh getting off to his Discipleship Training School (DTS) with Youth With A Mission, Holmsted Manor in Sussex, U...

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I (Chris) have a whole section of my book shelf called "promises, promises." These are books that people have loaned or given me to read and I have said something like "Well, there are many ...

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