I posted this on Facebook for my new friends at Heald College – Fresno, who I was honored to speak with yesterday at the Mentoring group. This is from my napkin … some "P"s for starting a new business or… Continue reading

These words are a big deal in Ezekiel's prophecies: "This is what the Sovereign Lord says …" and "… you will know that I am the Lord.’ ” Sometimes it is "they will know." Lots of really tough love in… Continue reading

Yes, it is Halloween – not my favorite holiday – not my favorite season as a rule —- getting used to things getting darker quicker. It always gets better. All these weird costumes. I can cope with Halloween Baptize it,… Continue reading

Some say that blogging has faded in impact possibilities with the rise of social networking popularity. I am not sure about that, but anyone who follows me can see that most of my posting lately has been on Facebook where… Continue reading

The blog I've not written, but know that I must has a title and a theme thus, a thrust … to be just. In a word it is to love that which is above us, surrounds us, envelops us, has… Continue reading

Today, I am renewed in the knowledge that my steps are ordered of the Lord. I am in covenant with Him and with His people. I have been called to be peculiar and I have no higher calling than to… Continue reading

It is planting season again. It is my third year of gardening and I keep expanding, experimenting, and extending my faith. I find that I pray differently while tending my garden, planting my seeds, pulling my weeds – Yes, MY… Continue reading

I have been preaching a series of series(es), progressing through a continuum of red words that I have called The Red Zone. They are the words of Jesus in the Gospels (and most likely those quoted in Acts and the… Continue reading

During the Reagan years, some economists attributed a much older aphorism to John F. Kennedy who said, in a speech about a dam project in Arkansas, "A rising tide lifts all boats." They, in turn, used it to emphasize that… Continue reading

I appreciated hearing this interview with Jimmy Carter and offer it simply as a resource for some of my friends who collect such things. You can use it to refute or embrace. It is your choice. I have a deep… Continue reading