Minister Of Mocha

Sunday was a day that’s been three years in the making. When my mother in law passed during COVID lockdown we were not able to have a traditional memorial service. Now that she has been reunited with her groom of over 70 years we were able to do a combined service for them both. There…

I used to listen to Jim Croce a lot. One of his most famous songs was Photographs and Memories. It’s s pretty song about looking back on a past relationship. This past week has been spent going through the things that my in-laws left behind. There are clothes, dishes, several containers of odd nuts and…

I use the word good without really thinking about it very much. This week is Easter Week, which means we have Good Friday. That always caused my brain to hurt as a kid. We see all of the drama of the Passion leading in to the crucifixion of Jesus. As a child I couldn’t figure…

This week I’m doing a blitz of Hope Events for Prison Fellowship. We will be visiting three different prisons this week sharing the hope of Christ. It is an amazing thing to see grown men, tattooed from head to toe, openly crying. Jesus is an awesome God to follow. He has lead me to so…

As I was walking in to my friendly neighborhood Starbucks this morning, the song that was drifting across the parking lot was The Weight by The Band. It’s one of those songs that you probably think that you don’t know, but you have probably heard. The lyric that catches everyone’s attention is in the chorus…

Like most of you, I spend a fair amount of time looking at pictures and posts from friends on various social media sights. I enjoy keeping up with what is happening with my people around the country. This morning I saw that a friend had their daughter visiting for spring break. the smiles on their…

Last week we escaped the Great So Cal Blizzard of ’23 to go to Sunny Hawaii. As it happens, Sunny Hawaii also took a break and escaped to parts unknown. For a solid week we had rain and cloudy days, with nary a glimpse of the sun. Then this weekend everything changed. I woke up…

Yesterday was my first full day in Hawaii. I spent it working on flooring for my daughter’s office. It’s a job that’s been dragging on over several trips to the island. This time I was determined to help my son in law get it done. Did I want to spend a day on my knees…

That’s a strange way to start off a recovery blog…Here’s the deal though, As I was sitting at Starbucks waiting to go into a prison yesterday afternoon it occurred to me that Feb 19th was my 21st anniversary date for being released from jail. Pretty neat! My freedom is now old enough to order a…

I got a text from a friend the other day. I used to be pretty tight with this particular person, but in the past several months they have slowly faded into the background. No response on texts or social media posts, no phone call, that sort of thing. I know that it happens, but it…