Thy Grace is Sufficient

A good friend sent me this - my Simpsons Avatar. I love the t-shirt, and minimal hair. Thank goodness there is no significant spare tire. ...

Doubt can be an overpowering force. It can also be attention getting. In my prior post I discussed my initial reactions to the article of Wi...

There was a remarkable article in the Los Angeles Times today about matters of faith. It does not end happily, and that is ok. But it is a...

From Henri Nouwen: "When Jesus took bread, blessed it, broke it, and gave it to his disciples, he summarized in these gestures his own ...

On June 20th, my birthday, while we ate cake and celebrated my 49th year on this planet in Southern California, a tragic event occured in on...

I have always loved to fly. Perhaps its because I grew up hearing storied of flight from my Dad, who was a B17 pilot in World War II. Today ...

Day off work. A parade through the center of town. Red, white, and blue bunting. A barbecue. Fireworks. But so much more. Its the 4th o...

When I wonder if God really can change people's lives, I have one direction I can point to with great confidence. Northwest. That is th...

Yesterday shall forever go down in history as IPhone roll out day. Although I am somewhat of a techno-geek, please pardon me while I don...

I have a confession. I get bored in church meetings. And waiting for planes. Standing in line at Starbucks. Another confession. I love my ...

I have two daugthers. I am going to get me one of these babies.

July 9th is the annual start again of the Transpacific Yacht Race , and this year Roy Disney will be creating a motion picture of the exper...

Today is my 49th birthday.... I ditched work early, came home, and hung out by the pool. This song came on the radio; I remember hearing it...

Sunday was Father's Day. We barbecued, and my oldest girl made the most amazing onion rings on the planet, I swear. Being a father range...

Ruth Graham passed away today. I feel a sense of loss. My first thought was that Ruth spent much of her life alone. Alone raising babies a...

I like to tour model homes. I have been recently reflecting on why this is so. Last week, while in Phoenix, I needed to look at some model h...

I Haven't Found What I Am Looking For We Christian folk often like to boast that, through our clean and shiny faith, we have found the f...

U2 wrote a song: I believe in the Kingdom Come Then all the colours will bleed into one Bleed into one. But yes, I'm still running. You ...

My daughters both loved Mr. Rogers. During their younger years, I often found myself late for work in the morning, because I wanted to linge...

May I offer a thought? I learned several years ago that schools for Down children are starting to take children with other syndromes since D...

Within the past hour, I have been asked to come to the aid of my college chum Julie. There is a serious crisis affecting her home, a trauma ...

Remember those felt board Bible stories in Kindergarten ? Several summers ago, my wife and I taught Sunday School together. It was a blast...

Several weeks ago, British astrophysicist Stephen Hawking experienced a long sought-after freedom. Freedom from the wheelchair that has boun...

Julie Riggs is one of the people in this photo. I have no idea which one, and it really does not make any difference. What does make a diff...

A couple of weeks ago, we went to the birthday party of a dear friend , who is turning a significant age marker, which will remain classifie...

First National Championship - 1950 May 13, 2007 - UCLA Women's Water Polo won the 100th UCLA National Championship. Thirty of those cham...

One night last week I awoke at 3:00 AM sharp. I have no idea why. I usually sleep through the night with little interruption; a Divine gift ...

If you look a couple posts down, you will see that I have a new occasional reader of my blog. Greg Lang is an author who lives in Georgia w...

Go here . This is very interesting. I am completely excited! Thanks to my good buddy KC for this tip!

Its Saturday. Heather made a list. Here it is. Click to enlarge. I love my daughter.

Being 48 years old and working at a desk job can sometimes be a bit dull. What to do? Since I cannot get a crewing job on the Time Bandit , ...

For quite some time now, I have struggled to find words to try to articulate those things that stirs within the depth of my soul. How can yo...

I must confess. I can hold it in no longer. In a former career, I was a very hip keyboard player in the Seal Beach area. This is my second a...

This past week, I was in Tucson, Arizona for work, and was pleasantly surprised to find a reminder of my own father's service to his cou...

I find this rather sexist. I mean, where are the girls? Did our Lord not like them? In addition, our league will not let you coach in fli...

Click on the photo....to remember. We are surrounded with folks like these every day. Take time today to love a friend.

Here is a helpful way to begin to attempt to deal with the tragic events of Monday of this week.

Its April, and you know what that means! Baseball season, yes. But even more important, at least for the next couple of weeks, is a new seas...

I usually am bored by Gary Trudeau's humor. Not today. Click to enlarge.

Humming. Honking. A rush, a sort of buzz in the distance. Never a quiet moment, a constant under current of noise. Subtle, yet pervasive. O...

It is a mystery and a paradox that from an empty place can come wholeness, healing, life transformed. Two of my friends....both very differe...

Total loss. Complete dejection. That knot in the pit of your stomach. That sense of dread, of fear, of uncertainty, even about tomorrow. It...

People. Everywhere. Above ground and below it in subway tunnels. Hurtling forward, like the rest of this city. Hundreds, thousands, tens of ...