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  • Love them?

    I have a great family. Mostly. What I mean is, out of the whole group of three brothers, one sister, four step-sibs and a bushel basket full of cousins and in-laws, there are only one or two I don’t care… Continue reading

  • THE PURSUIT OF SAFETY

    Let’s talk about safety for a minute… Are you safe? Why? Why not? If you do NOT feel safe right now, what would it take to make you feel safe? What are the things that cause your sense of safety… Continue reading

  • A Rude Awakening

    This could be a moment of unique opportunity. Continue reading

  • The Dream

    The man woke up… sat on the edge of his bed… and scratched his head. “Wow!” he said, to no one in particular. “That was a strange dream. Wonder what it means?” The man then went through the motions of… Continue reading

  • FIVE WAYS BICYCLING IS LIKE THE SPIRITUAL LIFE

    I have a new bike! Actually it is a second-hand bike I bought from a friend. But it is new to me so I am calling it new. And since I have now been out on my new bike a… Continue reading

  • BLESSED MESSES

    To tell you, “I am not a fan of messes” and leave it there would be to willfully mislead you. I can’t stand messes. I deplore them. In fact, when it comes to things being dirty, out of place, unkempt,… Continue reading

  • The Need To Know

    Have you ever been unemployed and then spent months sending countless resumes out into the ozone? Have you ever gone to the doctor for a test on a strange bump, lump, or mole? Have you ever anxiously paced the floor… Continue reading

  • Scar Show

    You’ve heard of a car show. But what about a “scar show”? I became involved with one of these a couple of weeks ago. The occasion was a visit back to see my siblings and parents in the Pacific Northwest.… Continue reading

  • No. We are not more.

    In September, 2010 I had the privilege of traveling to Haiti with a team of missioners from the same local church where I served. We were there to make a small contribution to the clean-up effort following the devastating magnitude… Continue reading

  • What are you worried about?

    “Cast all your anxiety on [God] because He cares for you.”             – 1 Peter 5:7, NRSV What does that mean exactly? And maybe more tellingly, what does it mean that I regularly turn up as the guy who forgets… Continue reading