Thy Grace is Sufficient

Here is something interesting. When I Google "the church drunk uncle", I get my own blog ! Chalk up another great blow on my behal...

Rock on .

More from Henri Nouwen : "Those who are marginal in the world are central in the Church, and that is how it is supposed to be! Thus we ...

Several days ago, I shared with you about Dr. David Scholer . If you want to hear a heartfelt message about living with cancer, go here . I ...

The casket of civil rights icon Rosa Parks lays in state in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol building on Sunday, Oct. 30, 2005 in Washington....

From the Archives at Cal Tech - Einstein's calculations for the meaning of life have been uncovered!

In about two weeks, my Mom and Dad, now 84 and 85, will be moving here . Moving to a two bedroom unit in a brand new assisted living facilit...

Tonight, I ate my dinner, in the car. In the driveway, in the dark. No, I did not get in trouble with my wife. I was glued to the TV set, an...

This is David Scholer. He is a professor of New Testament at Fuller Seminary near our home. We have a connection to Dr. Scholer through our...

In my morning reading....I came across this: Often we hear the remark that we have live in the world without being of the world. But it may ...

After the post Friday on Things Emergent for John, I have been doing just a small bit of fishing around on this topic, and I have a (middle ...

At last, my struggles are over. I have found the perfect church. Robert Schullers' I & II would be so proud. Only problem, if you l...

This photograph is about 13 years old. That fine fellow there with the lovely young lady (our daughter Kelly - now 14 years old) at the pian...

In light of this , words from Henri Nouwen: Our faith in God who sent his Son to become God-with-us and who, with his Son, sent his Spirit t...

The picture at left comes from my friend Mark Roberts , who was a speaker at GodBlogCon this past weekend. I am sorry, but one look at this...

As I noted here , this past weekend was our annual church retreat. I was not excited to go, given all the pain and frustration so many have ...

Parents beware! You can spot the beginings of development problems early - before your kids become delinquent adults.

Yesterday I mentioned my "freeway epiphany". To be truthful, it was a "double epiphany" (which might make a good name fo...

For the better part of the last year, our church has been confused, angry, bewildered, lost, wondering, adrift. This has been nearly a class...

From Dave Barry's Blog, I bring you this . I am throwing out my subscription to Bon Appetite - I have it all wrong. Enjoy the laughs, my...

Go here . Right now! I have spent the last two Sundays listening to Don Williams preach, and I can completely recommend this wonderful resou...

As I indicated the other day , I have been spending some time here , while in my car. So. Well. This has been an interesting experience for ...

If I had my druthers, there would be only one season; summer. But, October makes the fall worth living for....

Go here , and be inspired. Donald & Colleen Bordelon have a great deal to teach me about determination. My favorite part - when asked if...

I could never make something like this up, so I just submit it for your review. In response, I came across this article by The Internet Mo...

Today....as I was dropping my daughter off at her public high school - I was struck by the number of kids heading into school with Ipods on....

Tonight, a dear old friend of nearly 80 years lies in a hospital bed, breathing on a ventilator. We are not sure of his condition, not sure ...

Fouad Ajami is the Majid Khadduri Professor of Middle East Studies at Johns Hopkins University, is director of the Middle East Studies Progr...

My two favorite college football teams are, 1) UCLA, and 2) whoever is playing against USC this week. However, over the years, I have become...

So, what does it mean to be a person who believes, who has oriented one's life around the person of Christ, and who must be engaged each...

Recently, I began a short and disjointed rant about the disconnect between faith and work. No sooner had I done this, than I stumbled upo...

My accountant called me today to report this: A spokesman for the California Highway Patrol said the agency was continuing to investigate a ...

We live on a street where reality and fantasy blur. You see, our street has been used for years for filming all sorts of things, from commer...

In my mind, this photo has three potential captions. "Hello, I have parked my space vehicle on your roof. May I borrow your magic movin...

This is the inside of the sanctuary of Canal Street Presbyterian Church in New Orleans. My old friend, Pastor Mike Hogg, has an update on t...

I am in Dallas tonight for a business meeting. Today a local radio station indicated that the normal 4.5 hour drive from Houston to Dallas i...

In my travels today, I came across this lovely little donut shop in Los Angeles. Due to a tight schedule, I was unable to visit inside, in o...

As mentioned recently in Christianity Today , "the calling of those who engage in business is as noble as those God calls to more ...

Go here and read about the wonderful gift of friends who stand beside us, and will pray with us, even when it does not feel so "specia...

I took this picture less than a month ago, on the north shore of Kauai. This photo is now the desktop background on my PC at the office. It...

Tomorrow, if you go to church, and the air conditioning is turned up too much, or you have to deal with someone who is a bit cranky - think ...

Two weeks of not knowing, of going to bed every night and waking up every morning wondering how much damage your home has sustained. Is it r...

Dodger 7, Rockies 8....sigh Well, it seems that there is a rather obscure discussion going on about faith/work/vocation in other quarters of...

My experience of 26 years in Christendom and the protestant church leaves me with the distinct impression that those of us who dwell Monday...

There is an editorial piece in this months Christianity Today that pushes some major buttons for me. Entitled "Neighbor Love, Inc....

My wife says that I spend too much time on the Internet in the evenings. After I have worked at the office all day, helped get dinner on the...