Back to momma to talk about mission 17 days ago Read More
I spent last night and today speaking at Santa Cruz Bible Church at their Saturday night gathering and two Sunday morning ones. Santa Cruz Bible Church is the church I was on staff with for many ye...
Question about defining marriage 23 days ago Read More
This is a sincere question. I raised it today with some staff at our church and talked about it a few days ago with a friend of mine. It probably can't be answered or discussed like it should be vi...
Thinking about Satan and other thingz 28 days ago Read More
I am prepping today for a sermon in "The Clash" series I am teaching this Sunday. The topic is "Satan" and I will raise issues such as whether Satan is based on mythological evil personas of pre-Ch...
The Adventure of Church Leadership 37 days ago Read More
I am sitting in a coffeehouse in Portland, Oregon right now. I am here for 2 days and having a meeting with George Fox Seminary later today, speaking at a conference tomorrow, and hanging out with ...
The Faith Tones 49 days ago Read More
I saw this album cover today on my friend Mark's blog (Boing Boing). Mark was my roommate in college and was the bass player in the band I was in for many years. Anyway, thought this was very strik...
Jesus at The Catalyst 58 days ago Read More
I had quite fun over the past couple of days. It started on Friday night as I got to go see one of my favorite bands "X" at The Catalyst nightclub here in Santa Cruz. I recently was joking with...
The Abbey: Coffee, Music and Art Lounge 62 days ago Read More
Two months ago, Vintage Faith Church opened up "The Abbey" which is a coffeehouse, art and music lounge. We rebuilt what was a fairly hideous looking (what was known as the "fellowship hall") in th...
Another big change for me 67 days ago Read More
After 12 years, I have made the switch from Fiber Grease to LayRite Super Hold. LayRite is "scientifically formulated" and also is "Hy-Sheen". This is another big change in my life that I am now em...