Sometimes, God presents you with these little moments. Glimpses of grace and reflection. The feeling that, if maybe for a few moments you have been relieved of the mundane pattern of living. Gravity gets a little lighter, and the space between Heaven and Earth gets very thin.I had a few moments like that last night. … Continue reading Driving Home a Little Slower

I am a Presbyterian. However, after viewing this, I am considering switching to the Methodist Church. Talk about cutting edge......Based on the video below, it seems everyone is required to drink at least four beers before participating in worship. Sign me up. Also, Italian love songs work so well as sacred music, would you not … Continue reading John Daker, The Legend

I don't like the booing.....but he does have a point.

I found this web site today. It is wonderful, and haunting.It made me remember the loss of my own Dad, less than a year ago. Even though he caused me stress, I miss my Dad.

For two weeks, every night, the world was transfixed by mostly ordinary people doing completely extraordinary things. For me, the Olympis is always human drama at its best! This really IS part of what the Abundant Life must be about.In the Widget below, first click on "All Sports", then scroll down a little to "Musical … Continue reading Olympics 2008

For a couple of months now, I have been meaning to write a bit about my memories of growing up. I have never done this before. Blogging is a great way to share these sorts of things in a relatively permanent way. That's me on the left, taken when I was 8 months old. Small … Continue reading Remembering Childhood – The Sandbox

This is my favorite moment of the DNC. The sound cut-out is not a conspiracy, you did not miss much of substance. Donald Miller got it right. I like that he is not afraid of using Jesus' name. That works for me.

You have to love the Brits:

Tonight was cool on the back porch. I arrived home from work about 7 PM, to smell steak barbecuing in the back yard, the minute I got out of the car. A kiss from my wife and tacos on the patio with the kids.One of our daughters' best friends was over "to hang" and join … Continue reading I'm Afraid

For the past two weeks, our house has been much more quiet. No urban hip-hop thumpa-thump has been heard from the Ipod speaker device in one bedroom. No "Mochi Ball" ice cream treats have disappeared from our freezer late at night. No one is hogging the desktop computer in the sunroom. No one is walking … Continue reading What Did You Do On Summer Vacation?