This last Sunday, September 5, marked Reality’s 7 year anniversary and the first anniversary of our campus in Ventura. In order to celebrate we got both campuses together at the High School Amphitheater in Carpinteria. I was excited to preach after having the summer off due to a sabbatical that then rolled into my daughter’s second cancer diagnosis. By Saturday night I had written three different sermons for the occasion but wasn’t really feeling good about any of ...read more

There is good news and there is bad news. The good news is that for the first time since she went into the hospital 3 weeks ago, Daisy seems like herself today… a little spunky and playful… just a little. Her appetite is back with a vengeance, and that is great because she was truly scarily thin. So, her first decent eating and frequent smiles in 3 weeks is great news! The bad news is that Daisy is extremely neutropenic right now. That means that her white blood cell counts are ...read more

Yesterday was a very scary day. After her third consecutive night of chemotherapy Daisy had become unresponsive. She could not speak or control her body and would just stare off into space. This sort of catatonic state was only interrupted by occasional crying, whimpering, puking and other bodily functions over which she had very little control. It was terrifying to see little Daisy this way. The doctors said it was a bad neurological response to one of the three chemotherapy drugs she had ...read more

My dear friend, Allie Trowbridge, wrote a beautiful article on Daisy titled “Pray for Daisy: Faith Enduring”. I’m honored by her words. Please check it out here, at Assist News Service. Thank you again to all of you who are praying and loving us during this time. We have experienced more of Christ’s love through his people than we ever thought ...read more