Tom pastors New Life Church in Woodland Hills, mentors Greenhouse church planters, and teaches biblical counseling. He finds time to write while raising four rambunctious children with his lovely wife, Amanda.
The first Indochina War (1946–1954) between the French and the Viet Minh began when I was about two years old and my family was still quite wealthy. Following tradition, my…
Picture a friend wearing a finely-tailored suit streaked with mud. He may have foolishly walked into ditch or perhaps he was splashed by a passing vehicle. He might be completely…
This past Sunday (December 11, 2022), I had the wonderful privilege of baptizing all three of my sons. Each of them shared their testimonies as a witness of God's grace.…
Read Psalm 34: Of David, when he changed his behavior before Abimelech, so that he drove him out, and he went away. 1 I will bless the LORD at all times;…
Read Psalm 33: 1 Shout for joy in the LORD, O you righteous! Praise befits the upright. 2 Give thanks to the LORD with the lyre; make melody to him with…
My dad grew up in Seabrook, New Jersey—not the first place you’d expect to find a Japanese American family in the 1950’s. Yet there weren’t many options at the time…
Read Psalm 32: A Maskil of David. 1 Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. 2 Blessed is the man against whom the LORD counts no…