the other side of grace

When grace grows up it’s kind of cool. I’d like to think that if it weren’t for grace I’d be in a whole different place in my life. If it weren’t for some work in therapy and God’s healing grace I can only imagine what life would be like right now at the ripe old age [...]

Newbigin

Leslie Newbigin on Jesus and the kingdom of God…
“When the message of the kingdom of God is separated from the name of Jesus two distortions follow, and these are in fact the source of deep divisions in the life of the church today. On one hand, there is the preaching of the name of Jesus [...]

Even with the heat it was still a pretty morning…

(Took this on my treo this morning) For some reason our block is having one of those rolling black outs due to the heat. Wasn’t feeling tremoundously happy. Doing work here with the free wi-fi.  106 expected in Palmdale today.

Psalm 95

Psalm 95:4 In his hand are the depths of the earth, and the mountain peaks belong to him.

The beach would be so nice right now…and much cooler.

Dudes.

Spanish Speaking Churches Add English Services…

We recently invited a Spanish speaking congregation to rent space at our church for their worship services. I was introduced recently to the congregation during one of their services after 45 minutes of worship. I had wanted the church to know that we were partners in the ministry of the Gospel and wanted them to know they could feel at home. [...]

Faithfulness

If you’re not paying attention, you might miss the small things in ministry that happen to you as a pastor. They’ll fly by you quicker than a shooting star. These last few weeks have been a roller coaster of sorts in that I’ve been involved with people like J who’ve recently experienced the joy in [...]

Psalm 23

A nice way to start the weekend…

Not much different…

Because of what I experienced growing up in the city, I always wanted to have my family live in an area of town that at least was some what safe from the mayhem of a city afflicted with issues ranging from crime to addiction to alcohol and drugs. Suburbia if you will. Clean. Quiet. Middle [...]

Jimmy…

Prayers for Jimmy again. he is on round the clock hospice and his body is shutting down. just spent some of the afternoon with him.