Minister Of Mocha

I spent the morning swinging a 16 pound sledge hammer above my head. Yup, it was as awesome as it might sound. We are still in the process of taking out the old drywall in our building. All the easy stuff (walls) is done and the only thing left to do is two ceilings. That…

Look around you right now. No, really, look around you. If you are reading this and find yourself all alone, I’m sorry. You may be at work so it would be weird to have someone in the office, or perhaps you’re at the gym and came by yourself. Most of the time I write this…

My son in law Weston ran a marathon this weekend. Yeah. Let that sink in: he intentionally ran for 26.2 miles. Yikes, I can’t even imagine that. I’m not a fan of running. I enjoy exercise. I enjoy a nice hike. I just don’t enjoy running. Perhaps it’s the way it makes my knees hurt.…

In John we read that Jesus used some ordinary, plain dirt mixed with spit (yuck) in order to heal a blind man. I’m guessing that all of us who hear or read this section are not enthused to get spit on for healing. Yet Jesus took things that were readily available to everyone in attendance…

Moving can be fun. Moving can be exciting. Moving can be an adventure. Moving can also really suck! Today I am fixing to go help some friends move. There will be boxes of stuff everywhere. We will need to figure out what room gets which box, then where to put the things in the box.…

Yesterday in the prison we did an activity in which the class members were asked to identify three people they want to include in a support network. Some of the guys chose people on the streets while others chose people at the facility. One man even chose Mrs MoM and I. It was interesting to…

This weekend something wonderful happened. Over the past few months we have been running a new Prison Fellowship Academy class at the prison where we serve. It is filled with a wide variety of men, most of whom are already Christians. We do have one man who is new to faith. He was born to…

I have been spending time with most of my grand children over the weekend. We had family fun at Graduation for the oldest one, then a whole flock of us went to Disneyland. It wasn’t super crowded so lines were short(ish). But we all had the Lightning Pass so we got even shorter lines. life…

I just spent a few days at my youngest daughter’s house. We’ve go three grand babies there, with a fourth on the way at the end of summer. We love the kids, but lets be honest here, the grand kids are the attraction! One of my favorite parts of any visit to this particular clump…

It’s been almost 25 years since I was incarcerated. A ton of stuff has happened in the interim, including a lot of introspection. For that reason, it’s always a pleasant surprise when I come across a new understanding of myself. I served 8 months on a one year sentence, but it turns out that I…