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 go with a tropical theme again.Brace yourself for intense party action.

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 Anglican home, but abandoned much of his faith as a young man.Tomorrow is Memorial Day. We have much to remember and much to give thanks … Continue reading Memorial Day & Wilfred Owen

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 in the Asian community that I find completely hysterical. Beware the Sun Visor craze! I cannot help myself from laughing out loud every time I see a local woman (always … Continue reading Sun Visors! Rays from Outer Space!!

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. We are not big on history here.And yet, history has a great deal to teach us. Including the saints of the church. My friend Tod has a great post … Continue reading Examen Thy Self!

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 know Christ.Go, read it. I loved Mr. Rogers too. Still do.

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 about six years ago, falling at the supermarket near their home - the last time she would ever go shopping. Someone came quickly to help … Continue reading Old Hands, Tired Bones, A Life Receding

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 no broken bones. I am also thankful for my sweet wife Nancy, whose love has transformed my life, and brought grace, care, and joy to our family.On … Continue reading Mothers Day and The New Underground Railroad

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 back, as we determined that Pastor Robert White, was, well, dead. Cancer of the mouth, I understand. However we can now, again, take heart. There is hope!These days, some folks … Continue reading Pastor Search Update

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 like me. Then he heard God's call, and went to seminary. Now, Neal is a pastor. Neal is keenly aware of the dysfunction within the church. I like … Continue reading What a Bunch of Spazzes We Are!

Tell me something. When you woke up this morning, did you roll over, look out the window and start thinking about what day it was, what you needed to get done, or that little thing that needing doing that you sort of dread taking care of? Did today feel like an annoyance, or an opportunity?Or … Continue reading Did You Take Today for Granted?