I grew up on Easy Street. It wasn’t a metaphorical experience but an actual street. It was a street that had formerly been the main highway outside town. It became a residential street when Eisenhower’s highway system replaced the old concrete highway. I loved living on Easy Street. I didn’t know the meaning of living […]

One of the creative and driving forces of the 70’s Jesus awakening died in February. I just heard about it yesterday. Larry Norman was a controversial figure in the Jesus People movement and for decades after. He left a touching note to his audience which can be found at his website www.larrynorman.com. […]

I think sometimes we Christ seekers are a little afraid of being prideful. God was proud of His Son. He even seemed too proud of a mess-up like David. Paul was proud of Timothy. Pride can be a humble thing.
I am proud of both my kids. They […]

If you live long enough you outlive a few friends and numerous pets. Grief becomes a necessary tool of life. And I think replenishing your circle of relationships, both animals and human, becomes essential. But loss is an unavoidable pain for all of us. Some of us have gotten more practice […]

The Grammy’s were interesting this year. Vince Gill, a believer, won a Grammy. Kanye West won five, I believe, in the rock and rap categories. But the most interesting person to me was Amy Winehouse who won best album of the year. Her hit song off of the album was “Rehab.” […]

Nostalgia, Webster tells us means, “to return home.” But the word is also related to an ancient word meaning “to survive.” Emotionally it means “the state of being homesick” or “sentimental yearning.” Whatever it is, I don’t like it.
I have hidden the books I have written in the past out of sight. […]

I have been thinking about money and church. As best I can tell most churches need more money. I think money is good. I am not sure we are hitting the mark on motivating people to see that churches overloaded with money would be a good thing.
The church I am leading has plenty of requests for […]

Here are some ways to reboot your thinking:
1. Dichotomous thinking: You or others are either all wrong or right. Or you are either totally for me or against me.
Rebooting: Remember we are all partly loyal and partly disloyal. And we are all partly wrong and […]

I was formed by a car accident. I still drive recalling the crunching of metal as it slid across the pavement and the slamming sound of two cars colliding. I hate driving. I drive tentatively. I now appreciate the real danger that abides every time you hurl yourself down the freeway in […]

We are all formed by some pretty powerful forces in our life. My dad was pretty much a perfectionist until he aged a bit. I have those tapes floating in my head from time to time saying, “you just can’t get it good enough” There are benefits of being raised by someone who […]

Did you read yesterday’s post? Those are just a few things I’d like to have told the younger face in the small picture on the small book. The thought then struck me I wonder what I will tell myself when I am 80, which would be 25 years from now.
Projecting ahead here are some things […]

In a recent interview, Bono, the leader of the group U2, was asked to repeat or review a speech he gave at friend’s art showing. All of the paintings at the show were very large portraits of Bono. He said it was eerie and strange to be staring as so many different views […]