Thy Grace is Sufficient

This is my youngest daughter. This photo is now about 12 years old. Often, children teach us so much about ourselves and life, if we are but...

Joshua Bell is one of the world's most accomplished violinists. He plays a violin made 1713 by Antonio Stradivari during the Italian mas...

Three things. First, congratulations to the amazing Memphis Tigers. They played with heart, determination, and blinding speed. They should b...

Take a look at this photo. Click on it to enlarge. This is a long post, but stay with me. Sunday School Epiphany Last Sunday, this man , wh...

We are off to the desert for a couple days, the four of us. There might not be many more trips like this, before our oldest heads off to col...

Last night we had the honor to attend Disney Hall, and experience the conducting of Gustavo Dudamel , the new (September 2009) conductor of ...

After a rough second half against a never-say-die Western Kentucky, the Bruins have advanced to the Elite Eight. Next up, Xavier. Gotta Lov...

Easter Week. An empty tomb. "They have taken my Lord away," she said, "and I don't know where they have put him." At...

The day between Good Friday and Easter. Darkness and death surrounding. Everywhere. Surely our lives have felt this way. For many, it occurs...

Good Friday. What a name. In the Holy Land, Good Friday is known as "Great Friday." In German it is "Karfreitag", an O...

I just have to share with you one of my favorite blog stops. This is a blog written by a pilot (who remains anonymous) who, I assume, flys...

Some people have blogs that make their lives look like they are simply full of happy days and hearts and flowers. I think that is fake. Toda...

After several close calls over USC, Cal, and Stanford, the Bruins are heading into the NCAA Tournament with one of four number one seeds. Be...

This is Orange Grove Field in South Pasadena; the softball field where my two daugthers have played for the past 10 or so years. I love this...

Jill Bolte Taylor is a brain researcher. A number of years ago, while still a young woman, she had a massive stroke. She very nearly died,...

This just simply speaks for itself.

This weekend we learned that our younger daughter, Heather, will be attending Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy next fall. About a year ago, ...

The other night I was at a dinner event, and a friend told me a true story that I thought I should relay here. It turns out that a pastor of...

I have an old friend who is a pastor. His nickname is KC. But he is not your traditional pastor. The other day, this respected man of th...

My wife is away in Texas visiting friends. I am home with my two teenager daughters. We are having a fun time, just us three, as the family ...

I have been following with great interest the recent visit of the New York Philharmonic to North Korea. I have read a lot about this perform...

The previous post below, and an experience the other night, have me thinking again about what it means to form meaningful Christian communit...

Alright. Stop. Watch this video. Twice. Maybe more times. This, my friends, is the future. Deal with it.

He was only a year older than me. He was a hero. He loved Jesus with all his heart, and his life displayed it, consistently. And now, he is ...

Today is Abraham Lincoln's birthday. This piece came on KUSC this morning, as Nancy and I awoke. What an appropriate way to start this ...

Posted below is the reason why I love to fly......it is just amazing to me. Perhaps its in my genetics, as my Dad was a B-17 pilot. It is be...

When theory and reality intersect, sometimes not much happens. At least that is my experience. I think about this a lot. I have been a fol...

They are 68 strong, they hail from a small northern Mid-Western college, and they are (save for two members) all very white. But they can si...

His name was George. He never missed a church committee meeting, or a potluck dinner, his weekly Sunday school class, or anything at church,...

This is what beautiful sounds like.

Brian McClaren has a new book , which I have just finished reading. I have been interested in the things Mr. McClaren has had to offer over ...

Since what is in George Will's mind is far more interesting than what is typically inside my head, I will give you some highlights from ...

I have two daughters. This is very important to me. Watch it. Then, go read this book . Its a very important book you really must read, if ...

What things would you do....if you knew you only had months to live? And, would your station in life dictate what you could or would do? Wou...

Today's LA Times has an interesting, fair, and thoughtful article on The New Monastics . I found this article interesting and refreshing...

After a painful basketball loss to USC earlier this week, I need something to cheer myself up. I got it, and in short order. It seems that ...

Get ready. This could be amazing.

At left, above the "Big Dig". I feel like a man from the land of plastic architecture. Disneyland. Suburban Instant Utopia - just ...

What a fascinating place to live. The entire culture in Washington DC is so strongly oriented to revolve around the political, military, dip...

Greetings from our nation's capital. After about 28 hours in lovely Miami, I am now spending about 45 hours in Washington DC. I looked ...

Here I am in Miami Beach. Not much time to explore around, as I have a 9:30 PM flight to Washington DC tomorrow. Up in the morning to look ...