Mike's Minute (or two...) !

Thanksgiving Blessings 2024

Pastor Michael's tribute to long time friend, mentor, and co-pastor, Pastor Ross Briles

Independence Day 2024:  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:  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:  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

Why I'm Flying the Colors...9/11/21

A Crisis of Consistency (Part One) 03/06/21

Unity: The Snake and the Frog

Bless, not Curse: Unpacking that!

Live at peace...with EVERYONE??

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 Observations About Walking Our Talk in the Midst of a Contentious Election Drama with Pastor Mike Douglass.

How AVC Came to Be with Dr. Michael Wright and Pastor Michael Douglass. Dr. MIchael Wright turns the "hosting" tables on Pastor Mike, as Michael interviews The Other Michael about how Advancing Vibrant Communities came to be, some behind-the-scenes stories, and Pastor Mike's personal reflections on lessons learned.  AVC celebrated its 18th Anniversary in June 2020.

Pastor Mike shares his pubic response to our national tragedy as the President of Advancing Vibrant Communities and a community pastor, and a former peace officer.

Pastor Mike takes a lighthearted, but poignant look at how to handle the attack of the Human Mosquito in a time of great frustration and angst!

"Work and Worship" woke Pastor Mike up in the middle of the night, and he explores why these God-implanted values and desires, when squelched, may give rise to the angst, frustrations, and push-backs happening at all levels of our society.  He's positive though...here are his thoughts on today's Mike's Minute or Two...

The local expression of the 2020 National Day of Prayer from Modesto California, presented by Mission Greater Modesto and Advancing Vibrant Communities.  Local spiritual leaders lead in prayers over seven spheres of influence in our communities--Government (Chief Richard Murdock, Fire Warden and Assistant Director Stanislaus County Office of Emergency Services); Family and Health (Dr. Michael Wrig...

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!

(More than a Minute or Two!) 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!

Pastor Mike rehearses the sacrifices of the great preacher John Chrysostum, from 1600 years ago, and his sacrifice for standing fast on Scripture; juxtaposed with the sacrifice of Christ, and our response to all of it on this Good Friday/Resurrection Sunday weekend.

Pastor Mike reflects on Ps. 46:10, and an oasis in the middle of weeks of the Coronavirus Cacophony