When I was 11 years old, I had a paper route. It started near my house, and continued down Baldwin Avenue in Arcadia, right across the street from what was then the practice track for Santa Anita racetrack. The first paper I delivered was the day Robert Kennedy was shot - June 5, 1968. I … Continue reading Remembering a Paper Route, Forgetting Human Dignity

When you get things for free, for years, why not promote the latest thing they offer you.I must admit, I love Blogger after this latest change!

My, what a difference 12 years can make. A voyage of a couple hundred miles can feel like decades.This past Saturday, Nancy, Heather and I piled in the family van and traveled 3 hours north, up the Kern River valley, to Lake Isabella. More than a hundred miles away from home. But I was not … Continue reading The New Puppy, Cinderella Story, Traveling On

My friend Alan Roxburg has an interesting take on the spirit of the Olympics, and how we need to move forward as communities of faith.I like the connections suggested here.And, if you have a half-hour, and want to relive all the fun and pageantry, go here.

Recently, several good friends asked me to write down my thoughts about our church.They asked me this because, over the past 10 years, I have spent a good amount of time, reading, studying, and thinking about this topic, and how our old church fits into the fabric of Hollywood and Los Angeles. After 25 years … Continue reading This Old Church