Inspired by Dostoevsky, Again…

July 6, 2011

So, here we go – the quote is (sent to me from Jennifer) – ‎”Love in action is a harsh and dreadful thing compared with love in dreams.”  And so again, I am inspired by Dostoevsky again, to go into the menagerie of this thing called “love…”  Now the quote in my mind is torn [...]

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Looking in the Same Direction

June 17, 2011

“Life has taught me that love does not consist of gazing at each other but looking together in the same direction” Antoine de Saint Exupery I wonder what God gazes at, looks for? I guess I should not say that I wonder, because I think I know. I think while history continues, He is looking [...]

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Fire me please…

May 13, 2011

Well, yesterday was a chaotic day.  And I began to think that someone should fire me… I don’t know why I thought that, but then I went with it and thought it might be good to share ten reasons why you should fire me. #10 – A friend told me to be prepared for the [...]

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My memories of Brandon

May 5, 2011

(Picture is of two of our favorite friends we originally made at Alameda and Pershing Park – Gator on the left and Brandon on the right) So, the phone calls came Saturday and the news was that Brandon had died.  The autopsy results have yet to come back to us, but we know that he [...]

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Thoughts as I hit the slip and slide to 50

April 29, 2011

So, I tell people all the time, when they turn around 27, that they have hit the slip and slide to 30 – that 28 and 29 seem to be skipped and suddenly you are 30 wondering where the 20′s went.  As of Sunday, May 1 I turn 47.  Will I be 50 as quickly, [...]

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Pill Popping at State and Cota

April 22, 2011

I had five meetings scheduled back to back at Starbucks at State and Cota.  During those meetings I would discuss initial first steps of listening to and loving the Carrillo Apts community, talk with a friend considering mission in South America, meet with a new friend living in a car looking for work, hang with [...]

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Ask for Workers

April 12, 2011

The Uffizi Mission is really just all about opening doors – I know that now.  It does not exist for itself, but only to open the way to those who might follow Christ into local incarnational mission.  And actually, that is the role of the church.  The incarnation is the original mission blueprint and is [...]

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APEST

March 18, 2011

I am back from Spain!  It was a great time of being challenged and encouraged with friends who think in similar but different ways.  I am pushed to reconsider. I now can take in all the emails that I was not able to get to – many of them from street friends now asking for [...]

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Preaching in my Pajamas

March 11, 2011

Preaching in Pajamas, Wes White, and Gustav Mahler I have to write this down right away, as God has again reminded me and redirected me, given me some clear next steps.  And, He has done it through a dream, a composer, and a theologian. I woke up early in the morning after a bizarre noteworthy [...]

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A Professional Friend

March 7, 2011

I got the chance to meet with a good friend yesterday – Austin.  I love Austin for three reasons:  #1 – I just love Austin.  #2 – He is always genuine and truthful with me.  #3 – He was the catalyst for my connection with Westmont college, which not only changed my life, but changed [...]

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