A Sunday Sermon Christ in the Wilderness by Ivan Kramskoy, 1872   Continue reading

  Clichés Old and New on the Road to Success There is actually a road to Success in Central California. Traveling west from Porterville on highway 190, you will soon see signs indicating that you are, in fact, on the road… Continue reading

Your ancient ruins shall be rebuilt; you shall raise up the foundations of many generations; you shall be called the repairer of the breach, the restorer of streets to live in. Continue reading

Photo by Marcos Paulo Prado on Unsplash   I wish for you all a day filled with extraordinary, audacious, and joyful success.   May it be extraordinary because we were never called to be merely ordinary. We were called, fashioned… Continue reading

Sermon – Transfiguration Sunday Continue reading

  Oh God, who sees me, knows me, and loves me while seeing through my pretensions.   There is nothing I can tell you about myself that you do not already know.   I am laid bare by your penetrating… Continue reading