One of my favorite books of 2011 was Lost in Shangri La by Mitchell Zuckoff. A true story of adventure, heroics, World War II legends and remote jungle tribes, the book holds the reader from the first page to the last. Now Zuckoff has written a new book about a
I’m proud of my daughter. So proud I’m taking time out of my vacation to write this short update about her receiving the Young Alumni of the Year Award from Westmont College. D’Aun and I were thrilled to hear that she’s being honored this way. Rachel truly deserves the recognition
It has been an amazing summer. September is a wonderful month — the weather is often the best of the year. But it also makes me pause and realize summer is nearly over. Tonight they harvest our grapes, so I guess it really is Fall. Thought I’d share a few of
So here we are, nineteen months after my first post in the series on 25 books that influenced my life. I’ve described a wide range of books, from comics to textbooks, from classic novels to business books. Now it’s time for the top book on my list. A lot of
Last week we had a wonderful PathLight staff retreat at our home. Over half the PathLight staff were able to attend and it was an incredibly productive time. We set out to build the team spiritually, have plenty of fun and fellowship, and leave with tangible skills to help us
I met Alan Smyth about 20 years ago when we both attended a church in Fremont, California. He was the local Young Life Director and clearly a guy with great talent. Over the years we’ve both moved and the relationship has ebbed and flowed as they all do, but we’ve
If you read this blog you know how much I enjoy wine. You probably also realize from my book reviews how much I love history. And yes, I’ve read lots of history books about wine. But nothing quite like Wine and War: The French, the Nazis, and the Battle for
Here’s a classic example of how Junkyard Wisdom precedes academic insight. A few years ago I read a marketing book that cited a Stanford University study. The Stanford researcher had gone to a high end grocery store and set up a small table with 24 jams to sample. A