A quick minute (or two...) update from Mike Douglass, community pastor and veteran broadcaster/podcaster; committed to walking out Christ's command to love and serve God with everything we have, and to "love your neighbor as yourself."
Pastor Michael's tribute to long time friend, mentor, and co-pastor, Pastor Ross Briles
Independence Day 2024:Â Real Freedom, and from whence it comes
AVC President Michael Douglass on the Mike Douglass Show on AM 1360 KFIV (06/06/24), with reflections on the 80th anniversary of D-Day, featuring excerpts from President Ronald Reagan's tribute on June 6, 1984, to the soldiers who took the beach 40 years earlier.
Pastor Mike Douglass interviews Dr. Mitch Glaser of Chosen People Ministries:Â the truths of the battle today; the history; and how we can pray specifically for Israel
Mike's Minute on Living at Peace? (Brief Commentary and Encouragement)
AVC 20th Anniversary Special on the Mike Douglass Show, AM 1360 KFIV 06/24/2022
Silencing Foolishness 02/19/22: Â Wisdom from the ancient pen of Peter
Reap a blessing! Never tire of doing good! A brief encouragement to love our neighbors as yourselves from Pastor Mike Douglass, President, Advancing Vibrant Communities
A Crisis of Consistency (Part One) 03/06/21
Supporting "loving your neighbor as yourself"...365 days a year! With Pastor Mike Douglass, President/CEO of Advancing Vibrant Communities
Important Dates, and Walking Our Talk? Elections 2020
How AVC Came to Be with Dr. Michael Wright and Pastor Michael Douglass
Response to our national tragedy by the President of Advancing Vibrant Communities, and a community pastor
Preparing for the Human Mosquitoes: Healthy ways to deal with the unhealthy attacks
Can Work and Worship be shared values in COVID-19 strategies? Pastor Mike explores it with you!
Greater Modesto National Day of Prayer Observance: May 7, 2020, with local spiritual leaders praying over the seven spheres of influence in communities.
A conversation between friends: a therapist and a pastor! Dr. Jim Henman joins Pastor MIke as Dr. Henman constructs a "handbook for surviving COVID-10" on the air!
AVC's President Michael Douglass is joined by Gino Patrizio, CEO of Sutter Health Memorial Medical Center in Modesto, with a dynamic interview about how Memorial is addressing COVID-19 challenges inside the hospital, and in the community!
The story of John Chrysostom...and the Sacrifice of Christ
A brief oasis amid the Coronavirus Cacophony...
Some congregations are choosing to violate governmental restrictions aimed at battling Coronavirus. How should you and I respond to that? What message is the church sending, by complying, or not complying? Pastor Mike takes it on here: "To Obey, Or Disobey During Holy Week."
Part One of our "short takes" on overcoming COVID-19, with Dr. Robert Chin
Pastor Mike Douglass explores the facts and challenges of COVID-19 with Dr. Robert Chin
Pastor MIke's daily COVID-19 update for March 31, 2020
Surviving the Hype: The Corona Cacophony!
Pastor Mike finally weighs in, from a unique perspective, on the SuperBowl 54 J-Lo/Shakira halftime show.
Pastor Mike suggests another antidote to the hype that seeks to divide us!
Part 1 of a series on Surviving the Hype in America, a factor spreading divisiveness and chaos in our culture.
Pastor Mike shares his heart about the crescendo of divisiveness as we approach Christmas.
Pastor Mike applies lessons learned from cleaning the drain of the wife's bathroom sink, to the gunk in the halls of government of late...
Serving with the right heart, and the healthy benefits of serving others!
Peace on Earth? Pastor Mike explores Peace and Unity, in a time of chaotic cacophonies.
Pastor Mike explores the rarely considered "horizontal" aspects of our "vertical" Thanksgiving to God!
Pastor Mike contemplates how we express "thank you" to our veterans, while respecting their privacy and integrity.
Pastor Mike confronts the unrealistic expectations we often place upon celebrities to profess faith in Christ...
The detriments of taking offense; and the freedom of choosing NOT to be offended. (And the story of Julio Roibal, martyred in Cali Columbia).
With many opportunities to respond quickly to fires and power shut-offs. the church must also respond safely and strategically.
Pastor Mike explores the need to remember tragedies with historical accuracy, to produce national healing and wisdom for the future.
Pastor Mike explores the need to remember tragedies with historical accuracy, to produce national healing and wisdom for the future.
Pastor Mike explores the secular roots of Labor Day, but adds the very important Theology of Work
Our tribute to Dr. Benjamin "Ben" Jennings 1923-2019
Pastor Michael Douglass' indepedent response to a controversial issue before a city council
Pastor Michael's tribute to Leonard Heisel, delivered at Leonard's celebration of life at Big Valley Grace on February 2, 2019
As followers of Christ, we must avoid destroying those who disagree with us; instead, we must model the Biblical principle of iron sharpening iron!
Principles of serving others, to build real, trusting relationships!