Monthly Archives: September 2011

These last couple nights I’ve had the occasion to be up late. Tonight I decided to go running. It’s unique what you xpeience running at two o’clock in the morning. First, you feel like you own the place. Dead quiet … Continue reading →

We had an awesome study last night. People are getting over their shyness and becoming more familiar with the teleconference format and we had some great sharing. Think of it as Marti and I are a phone call away on … Continue reading →

Tonight the world watched as Marti rode a bicycle down the length of the San Clemente pier and back, or so it seemed. Birthday girl in her long black dress and heels. In 37 years of marriage, I can’t ever … Continue reading →

Summer’s over. Here’s how I can tell. I’m in my little office off the garage, it’s early morning, and there’s enough of a chill that I decide I need the electric space heater on. So first I have to find … Continue reading →

This weekend there was an article in the Los Angeles Times about a couple who are both entomologists from Riverside, California and they spend a good deal of their time traveling to far flung places seeking natural enemies of rare … Continue reading →

In our Wednesday night study, we’ve been talking about how Paul could be so full of anxiety that he would actually pass by an open door for the gospel that the Lord created for him, and yet turn around in … Continue reading →

“Don’t give up; please don’t give up.” Those were the words uttered in the mind of a dying man but never heard outside his head. And for 45 minutes, two flight attendants didn’t. They took turns administering CPR on the … Continue reading →

The Secret of Adequacy – Call in Wednesday, September 21st    Get ready for Wednesday evening! Download Marti’s summary from the last few weeks and her tough questions as well as discussion questions for next week.    Call in at … Continue reading →

In an interview published Sunday in Parade magazine, Brad Pitt, who has three biological children with his wife, Angelina Jolie, and three foreign-born adopted children, was asked why they chose to adopt from other countries rather than to choose domestic … Continue reading →

Does it cause anyone to wonder that many of the parables found in Matthew 13, like the one we looked at in yesterday’s Catch start out with “The kingdom of heaven is like…” and then go on to explain situations … Continue reading →