Thy Grace is Sufficient

Homework I received this in an email today: Remember the book "Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus"? Here's a prime exampl...

In memory of Julie Those of you who have been with me the last several months have followed the journey Home of Julie Silvestri, our dear fr...

Doh! In a move filled with the grace and charm of a pregnant wildebeest, last night I spilled a half glass of white wine into the keyboard o...

Like a skin Think of the things we use to describe motivation in our culture. Purpose. Type A. Motivated. Driven. A "real go-getter...

Sign me up too.... Speaking of having purpose in life, this seems like a no brainer. Hat tip to Tod Bolsinger. While sometimes I don't ...

Nelson Acosta - Humble Hero I just googled "What is the purpose of life?", and the first seven or so results all pointed to....Gue...

Look, the Perfect Pastor! This is something that all of us lay churchgoers should read, in order to understand better the task of our pasto...

Memorial Day 2005 Today we had several families over to enjoy a warm spring afternoon in the pool. We barbecued some steaks and shrimp, and ...

My new car....NOT! We live on the street where all three " Back to the Futures " were filmed. No kidding. Biff's house is abou...

Joe Ehrmann What would it be like to have a high school athletic team where the stated purpose of the coaches is "to love the players...

Right! Way to go mates! Back in the late 1970s (ouch!) when I attended UCLA, we had a silly ritual before the basketball games. Remember, th...

A World Full of Contrasts - Ryan Spencer Reed Today the sun was warm. Our family headed to church, where things are beginning to look more h...

Pool time again! In a fit of poor stewardship, I have purchased an underwater housing for my digital camera, with the early results posted a...

The Sylvestri Family

For those who regularly stop by here, you know that recently our dear friend Julie went Home, after succuming to cancer at age 36. She has b...

Young Life Shaving Clinic - Personal hygiene is Important! Yesterday, I had lunch with two fellow members of my local Young Life Committee....

You really spin my beanie! For those who doubt the focus and maturity of America's graduating class of 2005... I direct you to this (wa...

Come to Church, you Girlie Man! After my experience of Sunday (see post below) I have found real world evidence that church fighting is actu...

Are you the "brain specialist"...? Sorry! No posts for a couple of days. As a partial explanation, I offer this old bit from Monty...

Polarized Opinions (sorry no Ackroyd pictures!) Surely everyone older than 40 remembers the Old Saturday Night Live Weekend Update. And they...

Soul Searching Do you know anyone involved in youth ministry? Youth Director, Jr. High Leader, Senior High, College? Perhaps even a youth vo...

Farewell, for now, Julie Today's news: United Air Wins Court Battle Over Pension Plans Rumsfield Seeks Leaner Army China Rules Out Sanct...

A fitting poem, for Mother's Day: The Lanyard Billy Collins The other day I was ricocheting slowly off the blue walls of this room, movi...

Our only hope Sometimes, it helps to have a sense of perspective. Last night, the chapel of our church was filled with more than 100 people,...

The Long and Winding Road As some might have surmised by my somewhat not so vague posts over the course of the last couple of months, during...

Bible in one hand and newspaper in the other The great reformed preacher Karl Barth once said that sermons should be written with the Bible...

Not your fathers church A quick stop at Starbucks (my daughter Heather loves Mocha Frappachinos) and we were off to Mosaic , our second chur...

Your father's church... As some of you may know, I have been doing some church exploring for the past nine months or so. I have posted a...

We applaud for politicians...so why not God? As you may have noted, before all this Pope business began, I was wandering randomly through th...

First, go here . Tonight, we received news that our dear friend Julie, according to her doctors, may have about two months to live. Her can...

#1 on the list of stupid things to do... It seems that actress Maggie Gyllenhaal has this to say about the September 11 attacks. As I always...

Is this alright to do?..... Although I am a registered Republican, I am not so sure Jesus is. So I am driving to work this morning, listenin...

"Am I holding this guys hand? Aw, anything for more oil....open ANWAR quick!" Who says its not rough being President? From the web...

Not really a nut case.... Cruising around the web tonight got my attention in regards to several issues regarding the new Pope, and how that...

"The money made everything so much harder" Alright people. I am not a big movie goer, given most of the fair that Hollywood seems ...

And they came running.... I did not know it, but when the bells of St. Peters began to ring on Tuesday, the citizens of Rome, came out of sh...

Alright, this here , is hysterical. My favorite - Hawaii. It sure helps to be able to laugh at ourselves.

From the words of Henri Nouwen: The many contradictions in our lives - such as being home while feeling homeless, being busy while feeling b...

Welcome Benedict XVI A couple of thoughts on the election of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger as Pope Benedict XVI. First, see the previous post, w...