Minister Of Mocha

I had an appointment this morning about an hour and a half from home. I got up early and moved through my morning in order to be on time. Now I’m sitting in the parking lot and realize that I did bad math. I added an extra hour to my travel time. Planning is important…

You may remember that ear worm of a song from the Proclaimers from the late ‘80’s. If you look at it on a map the 500 miles then the 500 more could actually put them in Iceland, depending on which direction they set out. That’s a lot of walking on water! Being back in the…

I was sitting at my local Starbucks. Nothing out of the normal there, right? Something was rotten in the state of Denmark though. The Wi-Fi wasn’t working properly. The front door wouldn’t stay closed so the air conditioning forced it slightly ajar when, in turn, kept the very noisy fly fan on. To top it…

If you are a child of the 70’s and 80’s you probably remember that spooky line from the little girl in Poltergeist. She was announcing the arrival of the ghosts that were about to change the lives of the main characters. I hear that as I prepair to go back inside the prison this evening.…

I’m back on the mainland and sitting at my local Starbucks trying to get back into the swing of things. One problem is that I slept in late so my day is behind schedule. The other problem is that Starbucks is short staffed today. I was third in line when I came in the door…

I watched something amazing on Sunday. We were visiting Kailua in Kona. We had Hurricane Darby pass by to the South of us on Saturday. In Waikaloa we hardly noticed it. While eating dinner we watched big waves pound the coastline at Kailua. They have an interesting wall along the downtown area. At one section…

I have a friend that I frequently try to encourage and help out. they don’t ask for it, but over the years I have decided that I would just try to shoot them positive thoughts, vibes, and prayers. I watch as they navigate life, and it seems that they have had a bit of unbalance…

We finally got to go back into a prison and work with inmates this past week. It was amazing. It was also amazing to see the difference between the two yards we visited even though it was the same prison. One yard had inmates that kept their shirts tucked in and maintained a respectful attitude…

One of the biggest arguments I hear against church is that there are too many hypocrites in church. Here’s the deal: they’re absolutely right! The church is filled with hypocrites, absolutely brimming with them! So is the rest of the world. If you get two people together, both of them will probably be a bit…