Family, Blogging, and Links
I have several links for you to click today…trust me, you’ll have fun with this… A lot of people who read this blog were supporters of my son when he went to Thailand last year….
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Drifting from Prayer
My prayer life has drifted lately. Meetings, travels, and all the other exercises of life have drawn me away from the times of reflection and quiet that our souls need. What’s curious is that this…
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The Laundry Room That Became a Wine Cellar
The first house D’Aun and I bought was a rickety old home built in 1913 that had a most un-californian feature: a basement. After our first wine experience in Bordeaux I built a small rack…
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American Grace and Emerging Ministries
It was probably ten years ago when I first conceived of the Emerging Ministries idea. As with most ideas, a lot of different streams of thought became a strong force that kept pushing me. One…
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Civility, Humility, Tragedy
The tragic violence in Tucson has led to more conversation about civility in our society. Whether the action of an unstable young man was fueled by the violent language of politics or not is important,…
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Competition
I’ve been thinking a lot about competition lately. We compete in business, politics, global affairs, sports, and even in many personal pursuits (I know people who live in angst because they have fewer twitter followers…
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The Good Old Days?
D’Aun and I celebrated our 35th “dating anniversary” recently (here’s a post about that). I started thinking about what it was like 35-years ago. It was 1975 and I turned 17-years old that year. It…
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Hurricane Update, Year End Request
Hey all! You have probably heard about the hurricane damage done to the PathLight mission and conference center in Belize. Well, I have great news: the funds needed to repair the hurricane damage have been…