Advent
Sometimes I read something and am awed by the wisdom some people have. This seems to happen a lot when I come across the writings of Lesslie Newbigin. The quote below, sent to me by…
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Coins on the Sidewalk
I found two things in a parking lot the other day. Both were out of place, lost, and lonely. The first thing I found was a Belizean quarter. That’s worth about 12 US cents. No…
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An Amazing Month
I seldom think of a particular month as “amazing”, but November seems to qualify. A lot of good things happened this month and I’m deeply thankful for them. It began with the racing day at…
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Cyber Monday
Tomorrow is called Cyber Monday because the online shopping sites are running special promotions. If you are going to shop anyway, why not shop through my blog? Amazon will give me a small percentage of…
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The Grace Challenge
My friend Steve Bagdanov has a great blog that you should follow. This month he’s doing a series on gratitude, and each day there is an interesting new post that will get you thinking about…
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Racing!
Last week I had an unbelievable experience. The Simraceway Performance Driving Center (formerly the Jim Russell School) has a one day lesson at the famous Sonoma Raceway. My son Jedd and I spent the day…
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Election Day
It’s election day. This is a day that is filled with our best, our brightest, our greatest. It is a time of reflecting on our past, being honest about our present, and longing for a…
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Flying Hobbits
Anybody who knows me will expect that sooner or later The Hobbit will show up on my list of 25 Books That Influenced My Life. And it will, eventually, as the numbers rise over the…