A Mending Shift

a bird sings, not because if has an answer to give, but because it has a song to sing … this is my song

Rum and Restoration

| March 18, 2009

Share At first blush, the scene seems all too familiar.  An outdoor fire crackling in the corner.  A circle of six men laughing about everything under the moon. A table with pizza, rum, wine, Guinness, and a margarita. Lit cigars wafting into the air and soaking the clothes. But that is at first blush. A [...]

Four Sacred Words

| January 4, 2009

Share I Will Be There. A friend emailed me needing an ear/presence/guidance/advice because of some of the stuff they were going through. Just earlier that morning, as I was in prayer while fasting from the Lord’s supper, I asked God to show me how I can become a living Eucharist—being broken and poured out for [...]

An Old Friend Passed Away and the Regrets that Followed

| July 14, 2008

Share A face I have not seen or thought about in over seven-years (2001) invaded my dreams last night. Just out of the blue this old childhood friend appeared as I slept. So when I woke up this morning I did what any sane person living in the age of the internet does, I Googled [...]

When We Dream Together

| June 30, 2008

Share You got to love Peet’s Coffee. Not only is it way better than a certain Seattle-originated coffee place (I made a commitment not to slander on my blog) but it is also where God brought together a few unlikely people. Jonathan Brink and I went to college together way back in the day (1993) [...]

God and Laughter: From the Lips of a Seven-Year-Old

| May 22, 2008

Share A few families got together the other night and began having a great conversation about God. On the way home, I was talking to my son about it and he said, “Dad, you guys weren’t talking about God. You were laughing.” Ouch. At seven, he already has an “image” of God that doesn’t really [...]

Great Quote I Saw On A T-Shirt Today

| April 12, 2008

Share So some good friends of ours got married today (congratulations “Jesse” and Linda!).  It was an tiny wedding but one that oozed with love and words of restoration.  Lots of tears were shed by all.  Afterwards, we went to the restaurant, BJ’s, where we downed pasta, caesar salad, and pizza.  While there, some of [...]