Prayer in Oxford
My previous post about Aldingbourne mentioned that Pete Greig picked us up at the airport. Pete is the accidental founder of 24-7 Prayer. I love the idea of being an accidental founder … it’s much…
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Burpham, West Sussex
One of the surprises of our England trip was the tiny village of Burpham. I chose to stay in the Burpham Country House because it was well regarded on tripadvisor.com, but even more importantly it…
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Aldingbourne, West Sussex
Last week I flew to Southern England and had a wonderful time with my son Jedd. This was a roots trip to explore the Goble family history in Southern England. Our research has shown that…
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Nicknames
Had a nice conversation with an old friend the other day, and he kept calling me “Kid” even though I was his boss for two decades. I finally stopped him and asked, “What’s up with…
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Goble Properties Staff Retreat
During the 30-years that I have been at Goble Properties we have never had a staff retreat. Ridiculous, right? Well that has been corrected. Last week D’Aun and I spent three days in Napa at…
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Walt Rodoni, 1913-2011
Sadly, Walt passed away on Easter Sunday. He was 98 years old and lived an active life right up till the last week. He will be missed.
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Pioneer Family
How’s this for a fun family photo? We just found it — or rather, my mother found it. It’s in rough shape but is still fascinating. The lady on the right is my Grandma Goble,…
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What Does it Mean to be an American?
For the last few years I’ve had a crazy question bouncing around in my head. The basic idea is this: globalization is going to transform our ideas about citizenship as geographic boundaries become less meaningful….
