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Andrew Comiskey

Mar 1, 20103 min read

Eyes of Mercy

Annette is an amazing woman. She partnered with me faithfully in these first years of Desert Stream. She endured the threat of men who...

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Andrew Comiskey

Feb 28, 20103 min read

Mercy Street

Although most of the healing and care-giving we did was behind closed doors, the waters levels rose and poured out onto the streets. The...

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Andrew Comiskey

Feb 27, 20103 min read

Messy Mercy

Annette and I did not quite know what we had signed up for in those first two years at Desert Stream at Charlie’s. We were willing, and...

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Andrew Comiskey

Feb 26, 20103 min read

Desert Stream

Every Wednesday night for two years, we met in the home of a well-known interior designer. Charlie, along with many of his friends, was...

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Andrew Comiskey

Feb 25, 20103 min read

Currents of Mercy

Three persons—three distinct currents of mercy—poured into Annette and I and became foundational to how we loved and served. Without...

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Andrew Comiskey

Feb 24, 20103 min read

Merciful Intimacy

Around this time I was baptized in the Pacific Ocean. Amid a winter storm, my pastor dunked me into the waters, and counted the old man...

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Andrew Comiskey

Feb 23, 20103 min read

Clean Water

The temptation to fall with other men sexually increased after I first proclaimed healing from homosexuality. The word of my testimony,...

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Andrew Comiskey

Feb 21, 20103 min read

Drinking Water

After Europe, I moved into a UCLA fraternity house crammed with conservative Christian men. They were Republicans, I was the on the...

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Andrew Comiskey

Feb 21, 20102 min read

The Pool at Piccadilly Circus

Soon after the French party, I moved home and determined to grow with the Christian friends I had. Fun or not, they were my people. My...

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Andrew Comiskey

Feb 18, 20103 min read

Reflection 3

What is your desert? It could be several things: harsh and severe circumstances, or personal distress–physical, emotional, or moral....

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Andrew Comiskey

Feb 17, 20103 min read

Reflection 2

Jesus’ 40 days in the desert came immediately after His baptism. Filled with the Spirit, just named by the Father as His beloved Son,...

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Andrew Comiskey

Feb 16, 20102 min read

Reflection 1

Lent prepares us for Easter by leading us to the cross: 40 days, 40 steps to Calvary. It is the downward ascent to God’s mercy. Lent...

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Andrew Comiskey

Apr 11, 20093 min read

Unholy Week? Crucifying Christ Afresh through ‘ Gay Marriage ’

On the week that centers on Christ Crucified for millions around the globe, the USA has acted in a most unholy manner. Palm Sunday to...

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Andrew Comiskey

Apr 4, 20093 min read

‘Gay Marriage’ in The Heartland

While we were sleeping, the Iowa Supreme Court unanimously overturned the state’s ban on ‘gay marriage’ on grounds that it was...

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Andrew Comiskey

Dec 4, 20083 min read

The Fight for Marriage Continues Pt. 3

The second question we must raise: does freedom from racial restrictions in marriage apply reasonably to freedom from gender distinctions...

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Andrew Comiskey

Nov 3, 20084 min read

Awakening the Church, Persuading Men

“All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.”Edmund Burke“Since we know what it is to fear the Lord, we try...

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Andrew Comiskey

Oct 31, 20083 min read

Cheap versus Costly Grace

It would be wrong to assume that all if not most churches overreact to homosexuality as if it were a landmine, ready to explode. In...

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