Sep 25, 2011 | Blog Post, Good News
The black and white, aerial photo of a suburban Los Angeles neighborhood was time-stamped “Monday, June 7, 1948, 2:30 PM.” The caption marveled that there was not a single automobile visible on the streets: of the sixty or more homes in the picture, only one had a car...
Sep 18, 2011 | Blog Post, Good News
NIMBY is an acronym for the phrase “Not In My Back Yard.” It describes opposition by residents to a proposal for a new development close to them; opposing residents themselves are sometimes called “Nimbies.” And now in local news: The Refuge, a ministry committed to...
Sep 11, 2011 | Blog Post, Good News
I was on vacation this week and hoping to spend some time studying and preparing for today’s message. Wednesday was gray and dreary, the clouds were full of rain and mist, and the lawn was wet with the smell of fall. It was the kind of day when you just want to cover...
Sep 4, 2011 | Blog Post, Good News
After the humiliating – er, humbling – experience when Marilyn taught me how to mow the field, my first solo assignment working on her father’s farm was to clean out the chicken house. Using the old farm truck, I was to load up a dozen watering troughs and transport...
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Aug 28, 2011 | Blog Post, Good News
Excited about my first day on the job, I slid into the lot beside the barn and jumped out of my convertible. Wayne emerged from the farmhouse bounding in my direction. His wry smile and determined steps left me slightly intimidated. I began to wonder if my transition...
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Aug 21, 2011 | Blog Post, Good News
I love cars. Always have, probably always will. It’s in my DNA. There are times when even I weary of my inane love for everything automotive. I don’t just love fast cars or expensive cars or the latest cars or even the oldest cars…I love cars. I don’t love cars...
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Aug 14, 2011 | Blog Post, Good News
It’s the quintessential summer morning and I’m driving on the road that connects our home to our church, Pleasantville Road. This nicely-named road connects Marilyn and me to home and church in more ways than you might imagine. If you’ll give me a minute, I’d love to...
Aug 10, 2011 | Blog Post, Good News
Our life seems so busy all the time. Our family is always running, I seem to have an endless agenda, mostly due to the fact that I never say, “No, sorry, I just don’t have time for that right now.” My days are filled with work, appointments,...
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Aug 8, 2011 | Blog Post, Good News
I have been trying to make an effort to weekly follow-up with folks at Life Church – to make a connection and genuinely hear about how things are going for them. I just got off the phone with a young father of two small boys. I noticed he had been very faithfully...
