Minister Of Mocha

In this day in age, it is very likely that everyone who reads this has received a “robocall” at some point. A company or candidate pays a nominal fee and then a recorded message gets blasted out over the phone in our homes and pockets. To date I haven’t met a single person who likes…

I did everything I could think of. I ate a lucky hot dog every inning starting in the 7th. I put my hat inside out for a rally cap. I stood up when my team batted. I tried it all, and still I wound up watching a visiting team hoist a trophy and celebrate a…

I went to the theater this weekend to see a play. Dear Evan Hansen won several Tony Awards last season and the national touring company is in LA for our first engagement of the season. I knew nothing about the play, other than there had been some buzz through the summer. The play begins with…

This weekend I took my wife to the CR Family BBQ. It was the first time our “area” has done one. I use the quotes, because we are an outlier of any CR area since we live in such a remote area. The BBQ started at 3:30 and I get out of the prison at…

This week I made the drive out to the prison, as I normally do. I always look forward to the time that I spend with the men out there. When I arrived at our room I talked to Josh about the music for worship. He asked me to go thru the songbook to find music…

It is difficult to know me and not know that I am a passionate fan of hockey. I love going to games in person and when I can’t be there, it’s a safe bet that I’ll be watching them on TV. This year is going to be tough though. Since I quit my paying job…

We were so blessed to be able to spend a couple of weeks with our daughter’s family in Hawaii. You heard about the cliff, but that wasn’t the only adventure. On our last full day on the island we took a hike with Dave. Our target was a bench on a ridge overlooking a valley.…

I took a trip to South Point last week. My son in law Dave took me out so that we could see the southernmost tip of the United States. It was pretty cool. After we walked toward the ocean we turned and went up the coast a few hundred meters. Gradually the land rose and…

So I’m sitting here on the island of Hawaii. We are spending the week with our daughter, son in law, and grandson. It’s wonderful. As the bumper sticker reads “Ho hum, just another crummy day in paradise.” We’ve gone on hikes and picked coffee. It’s just amazing. But now we see that Hurricane Olivia has…

As I was serving in ministry at a local prison facility this weekend I passed by one of the guard desks. There’s nothing particularly new about that. What was strange was that he called me back. “I’ll take a caramel macchiato, upside down…” Wait, what? He recognized me from Starbucks all those years ago. I…