Minister Of Mocha

So often I have spent my time trying to be the best at something. I wanted to achieve to the highest level possible. There is nothing wrong with wanting to do a great job. But, neurosurgery aside, doing a good job is also an acceptable goal in most instances! Last week I added another class…

I know a lot of people who follow the “Proverbs Each Day” reading and study plan. If you aren’t familiar with the idea, it uses the fact that the book of Proverbs can coincide with the date in most cases. There are 31 chapters so that requires extra effort on the last day of the…

I am a bit late getting the blog published today for a number of reasons, the first of which is paint. I got a call from a friend on Friday. They wanted to know if I could help out with some painting for a house they were renovating. I accepted his invitation to help. It…

This past weekend I took my grandsons to see a box lacrosse game. (If you aren’t familiar with this sport, I give you permission to stop reading this blog for a moment so that you can research it. It is a hoot!) anyhow, the boys know that Papa is into all kinds of sports so…

Last night was a big night for cinema fans around the country, and even worldwide. The annual #AcademyAwards took place last night, with all of the requisite pomp and circumstance. Ladies wearing impossibly uncomfortable and impractical gowns smiling on a red carpet were only a part of the evening. Often, the winners follow the suspected…

If you’ve been reading this blog for years you might pick up on the fact that I seem to write about birthdays in late February. That might have something to do with me sharing a birthday with George Washington. So here we are again, the week after Valentine’s Day and I’ve got birthdays on my…

I spend a fair amount of time considering where power comes from in life. I know that I can trust God to give me the strength I need to make it through each day. I know that I can plug a cord into a wall socket and the electricity will flow. Most of the time……

I heard last week that a lot of people got the wrong information when they did a web search for the Super Bowl. It seems that in the haste of flying thumbs and fingers the space got transposed so there were an inordinate number of searches for “Superb owl”. It’s a pretty understandable mistake and…

Each Saturday I follow a predictable pattern; I wake up and watch some soccer, I have some breakfast with my wife, then I leave to go to the prison for my CR Inside Group. I’m always really blessed to be there and it is always a pleasure to see the men who attend. This week…

I’ve spent the last week traveling about in the great north west corner of our nation. My daughter recently accepted a job in Utah and needed to retrieve her things from storage in Portland. Daddy to the rescue! I hopped on a plane last Tuesday and headed up to get said belongings and truck. One…