Charlie Van Dyke
God
Posted June 17, 2013 by Charlie Van Dyke in Small Bites
God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.... read more
John Cross
Mud Flat Musing: "Light in the Darkest Hours"

Have you ever wondered how you fit into the greater scheme of things – about your role in this big world that we call home? It’s true, life makes us walk that delicate balance between making it happen -- and letting It happen. Life really does take some planning...and doing...and persisting. The t... read more
John Cross
"Behind the Parade"
Posted June 16, 2013 by John Cross in Beyond Religion
Mud Flat Musing: "Behind the Parade"

It was January 1973, during my tenure of serving the Lord in my "Beach Ministry - Horizon of Ventura" days, 60 miles north of Los Angeles. Nestled at the very end of Seaward Avenue was that Holy House, where the lost were found, the lonely were laughing, the Yamaha FG - 110 was strummed by every drifter along ... read more
John Cross
"Letting Go"
Posted June 15, 2013 by John Cross in Town Square
Mud Flat Musing: "Letting Go"

Do we come by faith through discipline and tenacity ~ or by letting go? Think of the people in your life - how have they come to know the Lord? Did it happen at church or Sunday school ~ through family & friends or out in the wheat fields or by the ocean shore?

Think about your own journey of faith. How is it ... read more
John Cross
Mud Flat Musing: “Oh Mirror in the Sky”

Where have you received your greatest insights, your inspiration to press on in life? Was it in church, on the coast, in your backyard, by the lake, out in the wheat fields, during daily prayer...?

If you had one day to write the story of your life to this point, what would be the main themes? Would it be... read more
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