We wake up, do whatever must first be done, and stagger to the kitchen to swallow whatever must be swallowed first. Somewhere along the way, we recover enough presence of mind to make some decisions. One of those decision is… Continue reading

Just about every time I announce that I am going to try and observe a new discipline, I experience roadblocks. The hardest thing in my life has always been the process called "restart." It is at least as hard as… Continue reading

Not that I was worried, but the test went well and my colon was very clean and beautiful. In fact, I was very pleased with my intestines. Have you ever seen them? They are really quite lovely, elegant, and efficient.… Continue reading

When you hit 50, you start holding your breath. It might be a month; it may be over a year, but at some point you are going to have a conversation with your doctor. He is going to casually say,… Continue reading

It was quite a tour of a big chunk of California, but we are now back. The wedding Saturday was beautiful. Home sweet home really is sweet. In the memorial service Friday, I did an exposition of the 23rd Psalm… Continue reading

Day’s Inn, Westley, CA – on the road to L.A. – Memorial serive of 18 year old Randy Johnson last night – bittersweet. Wedding this afternoon. Lots of driving. No time to write – much time to reflect. Continue reading

It is Sunday morning, 7:47 – sounds like a jet plane and I’m not leaving on one. The daily discipline of blogging is not "tweaked." I missed a couple of days, but I am moving forard. I’ll do two today… Continue reading

I was able to hear Shane Claiborne right here in Fresno at Fresno Pacific Univesrity today thanks to a joint meeting of the At Risk Ministries Network and City Builders. Thanks to 1by1 Leadership for bringing out this dynamic young… Continue reading

There are some fun quizes at Beliefnet.com related to various expressions of faith.  The most popular is Belief-O-Matic.  Recently, we have been running some discussions in the Religion Forum on the tests, especially: What Is Your Spiritual Type? My favorite… Continue reading

I extracted the following quote from Sojourner’s. It sums up what this great lady stood for so well: "I believe that there is a plan and a purpose for each person’s life and that there are forces working in the… Continue reading