Walking Through the Veil II: From Core to Courtyard

to download a pdf copy of this message, click here: This is what the Lord Almighty says: “Give careful thought to your ways. Go up to the mountains and bring down timber and build my house, so that I may take pleasure in it and be honored”, says the Lord. – Haggai 1:7-8 Living on …

Becoming God’s People IV: Serving God; Serving Mankind

to download a pdf copy of this message, click here: You yourselves have seen what I did to Egypt, and how I carried you on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself. Now if you obey me fully and keep my covenant, then out of all nations you will be my treasured possession. Although the …

Becoming God’s People II: Relationship and Responsibility

to download a pdf copy of this message, click here: You yourselves have seen what I did to Egypt, and how I carried you on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself. Now if you obey me fully and keep my covenant, then out of all nations you will be my treasured possession. Although the …

Becoming God’s People I: A Time of Transformation

Now if you obey me fully and keep my covenant, then out of all nations you will be my treasured possession. Although the whole earth is mine, you will be for me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation. These are the words you are to speak to the Israelites. – Exodus 19:5-6 Dormant …

One World – Why I Love the Olympics

You see it in stores, in houses, in coffee shops and restaurants. It's on billboards, webpages, tablets, and smartphones. It's on the minds and lips of everyone: The Olympics. Every 4 years the world comes together to showcase the best physical specimens they have to offer. People invest time, effort and energy into watching their …

Where does the time go?…

I was going through my posts last night as I was doing some cleanup and organizing on Kid Stuph. It was good for a number of reasons. First, it gave me the opportunity to see where I have been, what my mental and emotional state was like, and how my blogging has (ahem) improved. More …

Man Projects…

There is a running joke that men can't follow directions... no, that's not really it... Not can't but won't. The bad thing is when men are faced with a task that is generally associated as a "man project", the directions actually promote the stereotype. An intricate task with minimal information. A few pictures, as if …

Dancing Redefined…

Today I had the opportunity to watch Tahira The Pure | Dance Theatre prepare for their upcoming show. I have loved dance as long as I can remember, and whether I am dancing or watching, I get excited to see the creative process expressed through dance. Truthfully, I love the creative process in everything, but …

Vegas, the land of dreams

I finally has a brief spot of downtime waiting for the shuttle to whisk me away from the Red Rock resort in Las Vegas to the airport. While I continued to knock out some emails, I decided to do one of my favorite things: people-watch. I looked at people at the slot machines, focused on …

Birphday Stuph

Tomorrow I mark another year. I don't know why, but I'm looking forward to this particular mark more than years past. How can you be excited about getting older? I know, weird isn't it? I shouldn't be surprised though. One of the things I appreciate about my mom is that she continually teaches me to appreciate …