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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Post-Registry Week Thanks and Thoughts

March 5, 2011

We did it! This is a time to celebrate, for me to give thanks, and to ponder next steps. We plan on going out tonight to toast a successful registry week as Common Ground Santa Barbara.  I think it is important to celebrate such a huge county wide event. It is as important to thank [...]

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Home Happens!

February 27, 2011

I am writing this post a few hours before the madness – about 500 people county wide will be gathering to begin our Santa Barbara Common Ground registry week.  This may be the last time for a few days that I will be mentally capable of writing a blog (we shall see!)… It was about [...]

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Not “Homeless,” but “Friends without Homes”

February 20, 2011

It is much easier to say – “Homeless.”  It is a word we are used to, and I doubt this blog alone can change.  And, probably a term we will use all Registry Week with Common Ground.  But I must say that the phrase is disturbing.  It focuses on something our friends do not have, [...]

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Shalom Santa Barbara 2011

February 11, 2011

When it was introduced to me (thanks Mimi), I recognized what it meant.  When I heard about Common Ground – see www.100khomes.org – I recognized Shalom.  And though I know we all come from various beliefs and backgrounds, it is what it is… Shalom is more than peace, it is holistic wellness, soundness… it reverses [...]

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