Minister Of Mocha

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…

I was invited to dinner this week. It was to be a small dinner party with just six people. Sounded nice the date was set, the menu was set, we were all set. I look forward to meeting new people and one of the purposes of this dinner was that the hosts wanted the other…

We spent a wonderful week in the Upper Left Corner. It was fun to see family and friends, but like everything in life, our vacation eventually had to come to an end. We made a final trip to get donuts (at #PipsDonuts), said our goodbyes, and got on the airplane to make the trip home.…

I always loved going to Baskin-Robbins as a kid. The promise of 31 flavors from which to choose was magical. The past week has been very Baskin-Robbins. In the past week I have been back to CR Summit, seen friends that I haven’t seen in about a year, flown to Portland, eaten way too much…

I took a drive out to California City today to see a friend take a position as Sr pastor at his church. As we drove back home I came to a stop at a highway junction and noticed smoke coming from the hood of my car. Smoke is a great thing to see, right? Oh…