sacred journeys

Elisabeth went off to camp this week. She is apart from us longer than she ever has in her life! On a side note, I remember the first time I went off to camp - I did not change my underwear the whole week. I was deathly afraid of changing in front of the ‘older […]

“Demographers at Wayne State University in Detroit recently found Greater Los Angeles to be the most economically segregated region in the country. The study found only about 28% of its neighborhoods to be middle-class or mixedincome, compared with more than half of those in Nashville, Pittsburgh, Seattle and Portland, Ore.” - LA Times
That is the […]

American Floyd Landis won the Tour de France today, and going on-line to read about it was very interesting…
Landis said he believed that certain aspects of his upbringing, in a strict Mennonite family in eastern Pennsylvania, with no television and many expectations about what constituted proper behavior, contributed to his rise to the top of […]

Lord God, almighty and everlasting Father, you have brought me in safety to this new day; Preserve me with your mighty power, that I may not fall into sin, nor be overcome by adversity; and in all I do, direct me to the fulfilling of your purpose; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen

Went to Pirates of the Caribbean the other night with a good friend of ours from church. He had a great idea to dress up for the movie as pirates. The kids went for it, even though Michelle and I did not. (actually the theater was so full, that we could not even sit together […]

Mercy:
Pronunciation: ‘m&r-sE
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French merci, from Medieval Latin merced-, merces, from Latin, price paid, wages, from merc-, merx merchandise
1 a : compassion or forbearance shown especially to an offender or to one subject to one’s power; also : lenient or compassionate treatment
This morning I was reading Psalm 51 and I realized how dependent I am […]

Great ARTICLE on Bjorn Lomborg, regarding  huge issues like …
HIV/AIDS, malaria, malnutrition, dirty water, trade barriers, etc.

On the road again…

talking to some more people about GCM, LA, Kairos, our family, etc.
Met a guy today in Big Lake, Minnesota (seemed like I was driving to North Dakota) — who is a contractor, & what a heart for the Lord he has. Also, while I was there - 50 miles from home — […]

Today, met my good friend Mark again at Famous Daves. Great place to eat (if you are not a vegetarian)

I appreciate Mark. He allows me to vent and he is a great listener, but at the same time he is a deep thinker & has great insights. We laugh at the same things, we appreciate […]

Found this prayer today, while visiting a couple of my favorite blog sites…
A Prayer for our Country from the BCP (Book of Common Prayer):
Almighty God, who has given us this good land for our heritage: We humbly beseech you that we may always prove ourselves a people mindful of your favor and glad to do […]