Monthly Letter

April 2012 Dear Reconciler Family, The last few months, weeks and days have been characterized as a media feeding frenzy.  A lot has had to do with politics and the presidential election.  However, as you well know, an overwhelming amount of it has to do with race.  Our great “racial divide” has risen to the…

March 2012 Dear Reconciler Family, On February 4, I spoke in Glendora, California, about ORM’s participation at the Reconciliation and Police Legitimacy Summit, hosted by the United States Department of Justice in Washington, D.C.  In many American cities the community and the police are simply at odds, and that especially includes members of ethnic groups who…

February 2012 Dear Reconciler Family, In January I traveled to Washington, D.C. to take part in a Reconciliation and Police Legitimacy Summit at Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), an office of the U.S. Department of Justice.  My son, Brad, of the Pasadena Police Department was also invited to attend.  We were asked to go by…

January 2012 Dear Reconciler Family, This month begins our 16th year of Reconciliation Ministry, so I wanted to remind us of some of the great blessings the Lord has given us.  He has led this ministry so powerfully, and His miracles have been so amazingly evident that I wanted to share them. With a small,…

December 2011 Dear Reconciler Family, It’s hard to believe we’re in the month of December and another year is approaching.  This new year begins 16 years of successful ministry!  Thank you for your loyal support in helping make it happen. During the month of November Jannice and I had the opportunity to share in the…

November 2011 Dear Reconciler Family, Thank you for your kind support of the Reconciliation Chapter Leaders’ Training Conference in Columbus, Ohio on October 7-9. It was blessed and inspiring.  We could feel God’s presence throughout the conference.  CEO and ORM Advisory Council member John Connors said this:  “Tremendous weekend retreat!  I think you’ve set the…

October 2011 Dear Reconciler Family, A couple of weeks ago my wife Jannice and I had the opportunity to experience a foretaste of Jesus’ dream.  His dream is that we all become one, unified and fully accepting of each other.  I have often spoken on the topic over the years. The experience was attending a…

September 2011 Dear Reconciler Family, What if all Christian churches were to come together in unity?  What would be the result?  How would it impact non-Christians?  I believe the impact would be phenomenal!  I believe the Church would grow dramatically.  It would render dead the argument many non-Christians use on what keeps them away –…

August 2011 Dear Reconciler Family, The story is told about a five-year-old boy who was asked by his mom to get her a can of soup from the pantry.  He replied, “Mom, it’s dark in there!”  She said, “Jesus is in there.”  He said, “Jesus, hand me a can of soup.” I gave a sermon…

July 2011 Dear Reconciler Family, Here’s a brief update on some of our recent activities in the Ministry of Reconciliation. On Thursday, May 26, I was asked to lecture at two classes at Marshall High School in Pasadena, California.  The topic was “Proper Conduct When Interacting with the Police.” I was accompanied by two police…