Minister Of Mocha

First of all: thank you all for reading last week’s posting, it was numerically our best post to date and I really appreciate seeing the comments from those who read it. Since so many did read it, it should come as no surprise that last week was a bit of a storm. This morning finds…

Sometimes I make life more complicated than it needs to be, and by sometimes I mean almost always! If you are a loyal reader of this blog (there are literally a few of you who are!) you may have picked up on a pattern of thought over the past several weeks. My life has felt…

Sometimes I’m not even sure why I write this stuff. It feels like hollering into an empty canyon only to hear my own voice echo faintly back at me…anyhow, here goes for another week… Hockey is my favorite sport. I just love it. The handful of of people in the canyon last week may have…

This past weekend was pretty cool for a hockey fan such as myself. NHL All Star Weekend happened in Los Angeles so I made the trek down the hill to see the goings-on. I can sum it up in two words (although, I will certain add more after the initial two): Worth It!!! Tickets for…

Last week I was sick… I went to a hockey game with my family and my beloved Kings lost, so I was sick over that. Then I caught the creeping crud that has been making the rounds in Ridgecrest the past few weeks (or more truthfully it caught me!) and again, I was sick. I…

This week my church began a message series entitled the Blessed Life. No pun intended on the word “entitled” there, it just fell into place and when I recognized it, I decided to leave it and classify it as “Divine Inspiration”. Pastor Todd talked about a statistic that showed over 1 billion people on the…

Happy New Year and all that stuff…! Here it is the 3rd of January and I’ve already taken down Christmas decorations and put up New Year expectations. It is fairly common for people to use the change of the year as a turning point or an impetus for change. New Year’s Resolutions surround us. There…

Christmas has been here. You can probably tell with a quick glance in the dumpsters of most of the houses on your street. As many folks do we spent our day with four generations of family and friends. There were quite a few memorable events that happened throughout the day, but I’ll only take a…

This week brings us Christmas Eve and then ultimately Christmas (sorry folks, you’ll need to wait until next Monday for Boxing Day!) The anticipation is building with every waking moment, then add the visions of sugar plums dancing in our dreams…Wow, there is a lot of stress to go around! I was having a conversation…

I spent a portion of my Sunday at a show here in beautiful Ridgecrest. We were visited by Jake Hamilton who brought a drummer, a wall of sound, and unbridled passion. It was pretty amazing to witness. There were so many things to take in at the rare Ridgecrest event. The outer edges of the…