Thy Grace is Sufficient

Sometimes it might be the better thing to not be among the chosen.  You would think that at my age, I might have a better grip on this rat...

Do you wonder sometimes if just one person can really make a difference, even in the midst of a world or a city where the sheer numbers of...

Just another dull morning at the Tournament of Roses Tournament House.

My Dad was a B17 pilot in World War II. I have always been amazed by flight. This story, sent to me by a good friend today, is remarkable:...

This is Beverly Eckert , who lost her husband on September 11, 2001.  Click the link below to listen to her thoughts, collected as a part...

This week, a very good friend's son headed off to his first year of college.  He has been raised in a wonderful family of faith, and...

Earlier this month, we received some very good news.  But in the midst of this good news, there was a moment, just a small moment, that co...

It was the day of surgery.  After several short weeks of tests and doctor visits, the day had come for Nancy to undergo the procedure th...

Just now, this song shown below came on my Pandora at my office.   Tomorrow, my wife will have surgery to remove what appears now to be a sm...

Where We Are Intramucosal carcinoma.  Just two words, but the gravity they contain can be life changing. With those medical reference w...

In 10 days, we are all going with a bunch of friends to the Greek Theater to see....

We think all that matters is today.  The immediate.   Now.  But sometimes, just going on a walk helps us to get perspective on the broad a...

A couple of Sundays ago was Mothers Day, and my sweet wife and the mother of our children had a plan for her Special Day.  She wanted to go ...

This morning I heard a truly beautiful narrative on the meaning of the cross and Good Friday here .  The text seemed so thoughtful, I have t...

Today is Maundy Thursday, the day Christians commemorate the Last Supper. This piece seems particularly appropriate for today. Although t...

So much in this life is thrust upon us suddenly.  We have no idea its coming, we are completely unprepared, and afterward we are never the s...

The universe has aligned against me.  I have been selected to appear for jury duty.  Welcome to the Land that Time Forgot. As I write this...

The events of the past several weeks in Japan and Libya have focused my attention on a part of life of which I know very little, if anything...

This choral piece is sweet and touching. The lyrics are below. Go here to read the stories of healing and grace associated with this song...

Chained For some reason, I have had these reoccurring thoughts of late.  About people who get stuck in life.  And about how I fear one of...

Looking Up Orion the Hunter.  Every night He guards the winter night sky over our home.  Far above the back yard, standing tall and pointi...

Before Older Daughter left for college this week, she made me a CD of some music she thought I would like. On the CD was a song by "Sc...

“God is not a belief to which you give your assent. God becomes a reality whom you know intimately, meet everyday, one whose streng...

The weeks of December were remarkable and amazing for Older Daughter, as well as for the rest of our family. She left Los Angeles, stopped...

May 2011 be a year of new blessing, abundant life, and time to reflect on what it all means. And, above it all, may you find your way.... h...

When I was 10 years old, I remember sitting in the den of our house in Arcadia with my parents, on Christmas Eve, watching the astronauts of...

Photo information here. Mary's Song by Luci Shaw Blue homespun and the bend of my breast keep warm this small hot naked ...

Into The Darkest Hour by Madeleine L’Engle It was a time like this, War &  tumult of war, a horror in the air. Hungry yaw...

And so, it’s December again, and how did we get here?   Each of us finds ourselves confronted with the Holiday reveling, rushing, purchas...