Exploring the beauty of procrastination
I need time management. No, you didn’t read this incorrectly. I didn’t say I need a time management "system." I have had about elebenty-seven of those over the years.What I need to develop is the ability to say no to [...]
The man behind the curtain
Wouldn’t it be great to be an all-powerful wizard? Someone like the Wizard of Oz? I think it is amazing how we want to believe that our leaders (read pastors, bosses, professors, governors or candidates) are somehow superhuman. [Of course, [...]
The story of the Skate Ranch, pt. 3
For the perseverant among my readers, here is the third and final installment of the story of the skate ranch.
The inevitability factor…
Today some more states have an election to choose the nominees for the Presidency. Political junkies are familiar with the film, "Wag the Dog," in which a ‘war’ is staged to avoid scandal in a presidential election. I love the [...]
Under the weather…
For over a week now I have been under the weather. Nothing serious, just some kind of congestion with a dry cough and some loss of voice. Unfortunately it makes it very hard to work and ply my trade. I [...]
All you need is…
"I think if you get down to basics, whatever the problem is, it’s usually to do with love. So I think ‘All You Need is Love’ is a true statement. I’m not saying, ‘All you have to do is…’ because [...]
Living through our lives…
I find it especially hard when stuff is happening to kids. I stumbled across this post by my friend Stephen Shields about the upcoming surgery for his daughter Skye and her ongoing kidney issues. I know that I was totally [...]
Political predictions
On January 4 I made three political predictions. Yesterday, when Gov. Mitt Romney dropped out of the Republican race, one of those predictions came true. The next president will not be a Mormon. There has been plenty of analysis on [...]
The Story of the Skate Ranch, pt. 2
I am posting part 2 of three videos of me telling the story of the skate ranch. I wrote about this in November 2003 in an article on Next-Wave entitled, "I was part of a missional community and didn’t know [...]
The Story of the Skate Ranch, pt. 1
Some of my faithful readers know that when I closed the church I had been pastoring in Moreno Valley, California in 1998 that I became involved in a ministry to skateboarders at a place we began to call the "Ranch." [...]
