Hello friends of The Gathering, We have an amazing new location for our Drive-In Church beginning this Sunday, June 21st, Father’s Day! Thanks to our great task force we’ve been able to secure the Newport Dunes Resort in Newport Beach! You’ll want to join us for this kick-off Sunday in our new location. We have

Life is a journey, not a destination, yet so many of us run non-stop, never taking time out for reflection and personal growth.   Mental health problems plague families of all races, belief systems, and socio-economic categories.  If your mental health is off, all of your health is off. Mental health starts with spiritual health. The

Would you like to increase your stamina and staying power? Our societies encourage the quick and easy but most people would agree that stamina is a good quality for raising a family and building a successful business. Here are 5 things that help build stamina: Keep your eye on the prize and focus on the

Many words are used to describe counterfeit; forged, feigned, simulated, sham, spurious, bogus, substitute, imitation, and fake, are just a few. Our world is filled with fake promises, products, remedies, and relationships. Sometimes it’s hard to know what’s real and what isn’t’. Here’s a couple of things you can do to help prevent fraud. You

In America today many people are trying to construct the moral fabric of their lives out of our various laws and legal codes. Some think they have the right to do anything as long as it is legal. This is flawed thinking. There is an old saying that goes like this: “In England you can

Not all wars are waged on a battlefield with bombs and bullets. Some are the wars of words waged between husbands and wives who have forgotten how to love each other. When a man and woman live together as husband and wife, they get to know each other very well. Each spouse knows how to

Many people want firm answers about God before they can believe. Although there is plenty of evidence that God is real and that Jesus existed and walked this earth over 2000 years ago, we need to exercise faith, through a decision to believe that God, through Jesus is who he said he is. Here is

Painful things happen to all of us. It’s part of living. It can be devastating to lose someone you love to death but there are other things that cause serious grief as well. The loss of a pet, a friendship, a career, a home…and the list goes on. Here are some things that will help.

I have been married with children and single with children. I can tell you that it is much better being married with children. But when you don’t have a choice you have to do the best you can with what you have. If you find that you are in this situation here are some things