Random Thoughts,

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 months ahead. Until that time comes, this flight safety briefing from Air New Zealand will

Random Thoughts,

Fifty Worst Cars

Yesterday I posted the Fifty Best Cars, so it seemed fair to post the exact opposite today.  I think the list is fairly good but has one major flaw:  the #2 car was not nearly as bad as they say.  Of course, to be fair, I owned one! So what

Random Thoughts,

Fifty Best Cars

Came across this article and figured it was an appropriate post for a blog titled Junkyard Wisdom. So what do you think? A good list? What’s missing, or what should not be on it?  How many have you owned? Click the photo of the car below to see the list.

Apocryphal, Random Thoughts,

Baseball and the Giants

I posted this back in 2010 just before the SF Giants won the World Series. Seemed appropriate to post it again considering that they won again! Woohoo!!! So here it is: —- It was a beautiful summer Sunday. My father had promised that we would go to Candlestick and watch

Belize, PathLight,

Roy and Mark in Belize

I was in Belize a week or so ago. Mark Parcher and I sat down and did this short video about our shared history of prayer. Thought you might enjoy seeing it. We did this in one take, kind of making it up as we go (we had minimal cheat

Book Reviews, Sabbatical,

Sabbath, by Dan Allender

Two years ago I took a month long sabbatical from work, ministry, meetings, and email. It was a fabulous month and good for my soul. Just before that month began, a friend recommended that I read Sabbath: The Ancient Practices by Dan Allender. I downloaded it to my iPad and

Random Thoughts,

Two Types of Prayer

Been awhile since I wrote anything, so wanted to share a simple insight into prayer. There are many types of prayer — far too many to list here. But I want to focus on two approaches that seem common … and sometimes misused. 1) The prayer time that is a