Jun 14, 2016 | A Day In The Life, Verses
With the horror of what happened in Florida this past weekend, there is one verse that comes to mind – “Jesus wept.” (John 11:35) The footage of the sounds of those repeated gun shots still rings in our ears. The overwhelming grief of family and...
Jun 8, 2016 | A Day In The Life, Verses
It was the whole “devil-on-one-shoulder-angel-on-the-other” scenario. And let’s just say, the devil had my ear… I walked downtown this past weekend to enjoy a nice, relaxed breakfast with my friend at one of the favorite morning spots on Main...
May 31, 2016 | A Day In The Life, Verses
Those who believe they believe in God, but without passion in the heart, without anguish of mind, without uncertainty, without doubt, and even at times without despair, believe only in the idea of God, and not in God himself. – Madeleine L’Engle When we are at our our...
May 17, 2016 | A Day In The Life, Verses
What do a one-eyed, tattooed, recovering addict/ex-con in the ‘hood that is Oakland, and a middle-aged decorator from an absurdly safe and ridiculously “Norman Rockwell-esque” suburban community in a place called Pleasanton (of all things!) have in...
May 4, 2016 | A Day In The Life, Verses
I know. It’s been a while. A long while. I feel like I’m coming back to an abandoned house project. The foundation was laid, the walls and roof were in place, but then construction flat out stopped. Any sign of life just disappeared. Weren’t you...
Aug 4, 2015 | A Day In The Life, aha moments, Verses
I’m just gonna say it. I HATE RUNNING. I want to like it, I really do. I want to be one of those people who makes it look effortless, like a gazelle gliding along the ground, barely grazing the landscape. But I have nightmares about running, where my legs seem...
