Thy Grace is Sufficient

Recently, some friends of mine made a trip to a church conference . You know those church conferences; the ones where attendees run around i...

Alright. I have something to confess. I have always wanted, no coveted, no wait - LUSTED after a nice long trip in in of these babies, pic...

My last thoughts may have seemed like I was a bit miffed, or annoyed, or that I had ingested something bad at dinner, and simply had gas. Th...

It’ s a cool August night. We enjoyed dinner on the back porch, shared some good wine, and laughed with good friends. The dinner dishes have...

I am now running this Blog in Blogger Beta, the new improved version of Blogger. Or so I am lead blindly to believe. I love technology.

Above is the trailer for the brand new DVD, "Sara Groves...Just Showed Up For My Own Life". I have enjoyed Sara , and her music no...

Our two week family vacation to visit my wife's family in Toronto has come to an end. Tomorrow, we board Air Canada for the flight back ...

Having spent the last 10 days in Canada, I am again reminded of the distinct differences between our two nations. Exhibit A is shown above...

We have spent a great week with family at the cottage on Georgian Bay, and I have almost finished Leadership Next , by Eddie Gibbs . I have ...

We were warned earlier in the day on the weather channel. The afternoon was sunny, hot, and more humid that I could imagine. Another typical...

Here we are at the cottage in Balm Beach, Township of Tiny, Ontario, Canada. Time like this, with family, is a blessing, and I am thankful f...

Some more thoughts on what the future of the church is going to look like, based on my reading of Leadership Next , by Eddie Gibbs. "A ...

Over the past year, as our church has slowly been gaining its collective bearings, as the fog of confusion, and disagreement, and fighting h...

The photo at left is the place I sit, to camp off a neighbor's wireless, so that I can post here, while on vacation. I know, I need to g...

Our family is on vacation. After the events of the past couple of weeks, this is a welcome break. The location of our holiday? The photo to ...

The past several weeks have been a time of sadness, loss, fear, and hope, all mixed together in ways that are still difficult for me to expr...

Elizabeth Lee Partridge was born on April 18, 1921 in Los Angeles, California. She attended Los Angeles High School, and then USC, where she...

For those of you who know me well, you also know that my Mom, 85, has been in failing health for some time now. I have described this before...

The past week has been Softball All Star week in our town. The South Pasadena 10-12 year old All Star team just won their section game tonig...

I heard a song today that went right to the heart of who I am, and where my life is leading these days. My Mom, 85, lies in the hospital to...

Tonight, I went to the softball field, to pick up Heather (12) from practice. Tomorrow is her first inter-league All-Star softball game tomo...

Yesterday was a very interesting day. In the span of 24 hours, I: Spent time with young couples, pondering what solitude means had the privi...

Life just whizzes by. No matter what we do, we can't slow it down. It won't stop. We feel out of control, as if we have been sent do...

Several days ago, I mentioned that I would be writing more about my own internal reflections on middle age, the things that occupy our time ...

There is something magical, and a bit of the Kingdom in this video. God has made for us an amazing and varied earth to live on. Matt has se...

Forrest Gump's Mama was right when she told him, "Stupid is as stupid does, Forrest". Forrest listened to his Mama. The photo ...

Help! There is too much going on. It seems like there are few moments to rest, to reflect, to pause, let alone blog. And so, here is a brie...

In our home, we have the unmitigated joy, and sometime near complete craziness of living with two daughters, one age 12 and the other 15. C...

Life is seemingly unfair at times. Such a time occurred several weeks ago, when a good, kind, young man died of cancer, leaving behind a swe...

Saturday was the Commencement ceremony for the 2006 class of Fuller Seminary in Pasadena. I have a growing affection for all things Fuller,...

Several times over the past year or so, I have relayed to you the struggle of my church. I use the possessive pronoun here, as it feels like...

Several weeks ago, I had a wonderful lunch, with my new friend Doug McConnell . Through a mutual friend, we got together, and now I will be...

My wife and I are taking a two-day midweek break, as I need to be in Palm Desert for an educational seminar for my work. We are staying at a...

Warning.... We are having friends over tomorrow for a Memorial Day party. This photo is of last year's party. This year we are going to ...

This is Wilfred Owen (1893-1918). He is known as a poet of World War I, and he died at the end of this terrible war. He was raised in an Ang...

Disclaimer before I begin. White guys have really bad fashion sense. See here . Over the past year or so, I have noticed a new fashion trend...

What is wrong with us? I live in Southern California, a place where just about everything looks like it was built within the last 15 minutes...

This essay .....is largely descriptive of one of the ways God has been slowly changing my heart, over the past 26 years, since I came to kno...

Last week, in the dead of night, at the senior home where my Mom and Dad now live , Mom took a fall. She landed on the hip that she broke ab...

Its Mother's Day. I am thankful today for two women, my mom - who is 85 years old and recovering from a fall earlier this week, but with...

The email messages have been pouring in from those of you concerned about the pastor search process at our church. We had a momentary set ba...

This afternoon I called my old buddy, Neal . Neal used to have a job in the real world. He also used to be a regular church-going layperson ...