Pastoring the Old Fashioned Way
My daily reading came across this short piece by St. Bede in which he describes such legendary Celtic church leaders as Aidan and Finan. It made me think, “That’s the kind of religious leader I’d like to…
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Twenty Five Books That Influenced My Life – #18
Perhaps you read my post about Interruptions and wondered where those ideas came from. Glad you asked, because that brings me to The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence. This little book has…
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Interruptions
I was drafting a blog post that began with a personal observation about interruptions. As the draft evolved the insight didn’t fit the overall message. I almost cut it completely but then decided it deserved…
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Old Skool Cafe
For a long time I had heard about the incredible things a young woman and fellow Westmont alum, Teresa Goines, was doing in San Francisco to help at-risk kids. People would talk about a supper…
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PathLight Event in Redwood City
Are you in the Bay Area this weekend? Do you have Saturday night free? I would love to see you at a PathLight event that is being hosted by Pamela Wilhelms, Erik and Bonnie Hansen,…
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A Few Belize Photos
My last post was about Brenda Salter McNeil and Rosanne Swain having a huge impact in Belize with PathLight. This morning Rosanne sent me a few photos from the trip, so I’m posting them for…
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What Teacher Influenced Your Life?
Last week I saw the difference that a talented and dedicated teacher can make. Brenda Salter-McNeil, a friend who works to build inter-culturally competent leaders in the Christian community, spent two days working with the…
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Human Trafficking and SOLD
My daughter is a beautiful woman, both inside and out. Watching this video reminds me of that. Seeing the work that she is doing always amazes me and it’s why I support The SOLD Project….