Total loss. Complete dejection. That knot in the pit of your stomach. That sense of dread, of fear, of uncertainty, even about tomorrow.It's the phone call in the middle of the night that you did not expect. That relationship that seems irreversibly broken, with no possibility to mend.Holding the hand of a dying parent, with … Continue reading What's so Good about Friday?

People. Everywhere. Above ground and below it in subway tunnels. Hurtling forward, like the rest of this city. Hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands, millions. Overwhelming. Huge. Massive. All sizes, shapes, ages, nationalities, and every type of mental and emotional disposition. Buildings stacked one against another.Welcome to New York City, baby. This city defines so many … Continue reading Oh! The Humanity!

Monday morning at Oh-Dark-Thirty, we Norris' are off for four days in New York City, baby!I hope to blog on my impressions of New York, after an absence of 13 years. Much adventuring with lovely wife and teenage daughters!Stay tuned.

I find this....fascinating:

Last summer, I came home one day to find a $550 electric bill for our home. After I picked my jaw up off the floor, I was on the Internet looking into solar power.Now, since I am in the commercial real estate business, I am not always the environmentalist NIMBYs best friend. But when it … Continue reading Going Solar in South Pasadena

This past Sunday, I listened to a remarkable story. One I have heard before, but never grows old. Its the story of the journey of one man's life, of great love and great loss, and of redemption.My friend Frank was asked to share his "testimony", as we church folk call it, at a meeting of … Continue reading Christ Killer to Christ Follower

Last week, my oldest daughter Kelly and I stopped for a Mexican food dinner during a busy evening of errands and tutoring. She is taking high school biology this year, and having a rather rough go of it, but is hanging in there, and learning a lot.We had a great conversation about what she is … Continue reading Mexican Food & Evolution

The past several weeks have been torturous for us Bruin fans. Two losses to end the season, including one embarrassing one to Cal in the Pac Ten Tournament. Aaron Afflalo playing well below his capability. Bruins winning games on defense. But tonight! For the last 43 straight games, Kansas had held their opponents to under … Continue reading Oh My…..Final Four Baby!

From Dallas Willard's latest book: "Why should one insist on the exclusiveness of Christianity if all it is is one more cultural form? But let the reality of Christian spiritual formation come to its fullness, and exclusiveness willtake care of itself. If the witch and the warlock, the Buddhist and the Muslim, can truly walk … Continue reading Doing Things Differently