Today, my wife and I took a quick getaway trip to San Diego (work thing for me). We had planned to visit this church, where our friend is an associate pastor.We showed up, walked in the door, and found out that Bob Bennett was the guest artist in the worship service. I have loved Bob's … Continue reading A Serendipitous Sunday

Just go read this. It says it all.

This has been a typically busy week, which explains in part my lack of dispatches from South Pasadena. However, the past 24 hours have been filled with the blessings of a life full, with kids, people, and marked by a neat sense of community; belonging, if you will.Tonight our house was filled with conversation and … Continue reading Building Community, One Dinner At a Time

For the past couple of days...I have not had much to say here. But I have been thinking about some wonderful people who serve the youth at our church. You can go learn about them here. These are amazing folks, serving Christ by serving kids. Spending time.My thoughts are not of much worth, but the … Continue reading Little Is Most…In The Kingdom

I am married to a Canadian. My wife Nancy was born and raised in Canada, and received her US citizenship several years ago. After the events of the past two weeks at the Olympics, I wonder if she might not want to turn in her passport.Chad Hedrick. Shani Davis. And then, Bode Miller. Americans all. … Continue reading Not All Americans are Jerks

I have this friend who is a rocket scientist. Really. He works at JPL, and he supervises the development of little things like this. His name is Dave, and he is a remarkable guy; one of the funniest people I know. I was thinking about Dave today, while heading back to the office on the … Continue reading Just A Speck, But Loved

Oh my gosh...oh my gosh....oh my gosh!! I am soooo excited!! Forget the Olympics! They have finally invented the most outstandingly cool and excellent computer game ever. I can barely contain myself......have to go out now and buy it!

Talk about character. My new Olympic hero, did not finish gold, silver, or bronze. Kelly Clark finished fourth, out of the medals.But not out of the Kingdom. From Sports Illustrated:After Clark, 22, won the Olympics at the Salt Lake Games she struggled with the expectations to consistently perform at the highest level. When reporters asked … Continue reading A New Olympic Hero

Here are two questions to ponder:What issues in our world today do you think God really cares about? What are you doing about them?

If you are listening, the Olympics offer many lessons on the human condition. Take for instance, two athletes, Bode Miller and Lindsay Kildow. From the 60 Minutes interview with Bode Miller, we have this tidbit:Does he think his partying has ever interfered with his performance? "Definitely. There's been times when I have been in really … Continue reading Of Character, Dude with Attitude, and Girl with Cow