It was just a little chapel in a garden setting. The small care center for terminal cancer patients was run by Carmelite nuns. I probably would have missed the unassuming driveway and entrance if we weren’t looking for it. 31 years ago the Archbishop of San Salvador moved out of the palace and made his [...]
My friend told me that when he was a student at the UW his dorm held an annual awards banquet. Every person was “awarded” and acknowledged by the group. When his name was called he went up to the podium and was handed a piece of paper naming him “Most Discontented”. Years later sitting in [...]
Serendipity- that is something I might encourage others to look for in their lives. Now there is laughter down the hall. It still surprises me a little. But that’s what happens when God breaks into our world and makes everything new again. Why is it that I can dim my attitudes and lower my expectations [...]
“To everything there is a season…” The ancient Bible texts said it- the Byrds sang it and we live it. As I write this, there are five special friends in my life who are navigating the turbulent waters of cancer. All five were passionate, creative young adults in our ministry at University Presbyterian Church, twenty [...]
It was just a little chapel in a garden setting. The small care center for terminal cancer patients
My friend told me that when he was a student at the UW his dorm held an annual awards banquet. Every
Serendipity- that is something I might encourage others to look for in their lives. Now there is lau
September 29, 2011 in Uncategorized
It was just a little chapel in a garden setting. The small care center for terminal cancer patients was run by Carmelite nuns. I probably would have missed the unassuming driveway and entrance if we weren’t looking for it. 31 years ago the Archbishop of San Salvador moved out of the palace and made his [...]
May 4, 2011 in Uncategorized
My friend told me that when he was a student at the UW his dorm held an annual awards banquet. Every person was “awarded” and acknowledged by the group. When his name was called he went up to the podium and was handed a piece of paper naming him “Most Discontented”. Years later sitting in [...]
December 6, 2010 in Uncategorized
Serendipity- that is something I might encourage others to look for in their lives. Now there is laughter down the hall. It still surprises me a little. But that’s what happens when God breaks into our world and makes everything new again. Why is it that I can dim my attitudes and lower my expectations [...]
May 27, 2010 in Uncategorized
“To everything there is a season…” The ancient Bible texts said it- the Byrds sang it and we live it. As I write this, there are five special friends in my life who are navigating the turbulent waters of cancer. All five were passionate, creative young adults in our ministry at University Presbyterian Church, twenty [...]
January 19, 2010 in Uncategorized
Ever since I grew up in West Africa, I dream of returning to the Cameroons and reconnecting with my childhood. My dad in his practical way, advised me to save money- “just go to Haiti. It looks feels and smells like Africa but it’s cheaper to visit.” I took his advise and found myself surprisingly [...]
September 29, 2009 in Uncategorized
A few weeks ago I was down on Aurora Blvd. getting a radio put in our car. Aurora is a stretch of strip malls that runs from Seatac airport in the south, all the way to Everett in the north. It could be described as a ‘working area’ since some of the men are working [...]
July 6, 2009 in Uncategorized
Sitting in the Pastor’s office at old First Church was a bit intimidating. I was a college student seeking advise from the Pastor of my home church. I had lots of energetic, pre-seminary, business management major, know-it-all enthusiasms. Having just written a paper on “Management by Objectives” I dropped a few key phrases into the [...]
May 30, 2009 in Uncategorized
Looking out over the Puget Sound from our deck, I am continually captured by the beauty and the apparent peacefulness of the water. That got me thinking that actually not a lot of life is both beautiful and peaceful. While in Zambia exploring ministry partnerships to help AIDS orphans, we were invited to detour a [...]
March 16, 2009 in Uncategorized
“When God wants to teach us something he takes us on a trip.” Bruce Larson taught me that many years ago and it still rings true today. Speaking of today, I’m writing this from my little room in Guatemala, where I am studying Spanish, meeting folks from all over this little world of ours, and [...]
January 6, 2009 in Uncategorized
I usually think of New Year’s with a certain amount of indifference. What is the big deal anyway? Isn’t it just an artificial time to pretend to be happy, and get in some time drinking and waiting for the magic moment when we start anew? But wait… how can I be cynical about any chance [...]
