Thy Grace is Sufficient

You never know what to expect, living in LA. Today, a man from here came by our house, looking for a location to shoot a "family frien...

This is the view of our front porch just now. So normal. So American. It was a brilliantly sunny afternoon, after almost a week of rather ty...

Earlier this month, our family had the unique opportunity to spend time in New Orleans. We did a bit of helping, a lot of eating, and spen...

Lets Go Bowling Together for Jesus The gentleman to the left is Dietrich Bonhoeffer . For Some Odd Reason, I have been asked to help lead a ...

I have returned from my adventure in Alaska. While the work reasons I was there are more mundane, some of the things I learned and sights I ...

In an effort to revive my pathetic blog hit statitistics, I have decided to travel the world in order to bring you pithy and thoughtful obse...

Just a moment for a commercial, before I continue on with a review of our New Orleans family trip. Wednesday night was a tough one for me. I...

I have a secret to share. Sometimes, in the midst of my middle-aged life, I actually yearn to become completely irresponsible, to run away f...

Last Wednesday There are many words that describe New Orleans today. The first word that comes to mind is broken . Seven months post Katrina...

Tuesday was another day spent with further cleaning and polishing the sanctuary of Canal Street church. This was a special privilege, as thi...

Monday Afternoon The condition of Canal Street Church , seven months after Katrina still leaves much to be desired, and yet, much has been a...

It has been a very busy week. Piling, cleaning, sawing, nailing, sweeping, vacuuming (sort of...using a defective vacuum), listening, explor...

Greetings from the Crescent City. The Home of Jazz. New Orleans. (for enlargements of any photo, merely click on the photo) A city of contra...

Its Spring Break week next week for the kids. About a month ago, my wife and I began a discussion with our girls, now 12 and 15, about what ...

The whole situation in Iraq is painfully difficult, beyond my ability to fully comprehend. However, I would like all six of you who faithful...

Its not over until the Fat Lady sings. Sometimes, life surprises you. Tonight, my favorite team in college basketball pulled a shocker of a ...

Today, on the way to work, I heard this , the story of this . Based on my recent musings about this life, I find the words of Henry O. Gusl...

I am contacting those responsible for the new pastor search at my church. I may have located a potential candidate. I mean talk about emerge...

Something remarkable happened today. In the frigid cold of Nome, Alaska, Rachel Scdoris , who is legally blind and just 20 years old, just f...

I am 47 years old. For some reason, I find myself preoccupied often with the concept of time . If there only was a way in which one could fr...

So, last week I am having one of my rare quiet lunches. Just me and several back issues of the Wall Street Journal (the world's most exc...

I know this remarkable fellow. Rob Asghar . He has lead a most interesting life. Perhaps one of the most interesting parts of this life is h...

To begin with, if the image at left does not give you some form of the willies, then you might want to move right along, perhaps to another ...

A week ago tomorrow was the beginning of Lent. A time of reflection, repentance, submission, and above all, a six week season of remembering...

Today, my wife and I took a quick getaway trip to San Diego (work thing for me). We had planned to visit this church , where our friend is a...

Just go read this . It says it all.

This has been a typically busy week, which explains in part my lack of dispatches from South Pasadena. However, the past 24 hours have been ...

For the past couple of days...I have not had much to say here. But I have been thinking about some wonderful people who serve the youth at o...

I am married to a Canadian. My wife Nancy was born and raised in Canada, and received her US citizenship several years ago. After the events...

I have this friend who is a rocket scientist. Really. He works at JPL, and he supervises the development of little things like this . His na...

Oh my gosh...oh my gosh....oh my gosh!! I am soooo excited!! Forget the Olympics! They have finally invented the most outstandingly cool and...

Talk about character. My new Olympic hero, did not finish gold, silver, or bronze. Kelly Clark finished fourth, out of the medals. But not...

Here are two questions to ponder: What issues in our world today do you think God really cares about? What are you doing about them?

If you are listening, the Olympics offer many lessons on the human condition. Take for instance, two athletes, Bode Miller and Lindsay Kildo...

Alright people. Stop reading blogs, and watch the Olympics....

The imagery and concept of submission has been something that has always resonated in my soul. I am not sure why. Perhaps it is because I fe...