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Boldness

Posted: September 25th 2009

In Baja on our recent mission trip we learned boldness. There were ten on our team.

Only nine came back.

One of our beloved members was called home to heaven while we were all there at home base of IDT.

He was bold in going with us. He was 84 years young and loved the Baja mission ministry so very much. Our team had to be bold in the shock of letting him go while staying on to complete our work we were called to do.

We will greatly miss our special friend, Warren Moten. We are glad h…

S.f. Seals

Posted: September 11th 2009

Oh, what a sight!! Two thousand seals docked together on platforms in the bay at Pier 39.

We were there a few days ago. I knew the seals were in town. I could smell them long before we could even see them.

You have no idea what 2000 seals smell like.

Imagine hot steamy bodies and rotten garbage together. Combine the smell of animal sweat on a hot day with tons of garbage and animal gas and then you have a small idea!

What were all these blubbery things doing? NOTHING! Just laying in …

I've Ordered Hearing Aids!

Posted: September 1st 2009

Yes - no one wants to admit it but they say confession is good for the soul.

So the next time you see me I may be connected in both ears.

Pam accuses me of selective hearing - well not anymore!

My sweet soft high voice friends - can't get away with it anymore. I will hear every word they say.

My hearing specialist is tuning me in so I can hear a "pin drop".

Yes, even in the car with road noise off the rough pavement, I will hear every word, even from the back seat.

Hearing has…

Old Friends

Posted: August 21st 2009

On our most recent vacation our whole family was together in Kauai. The islands are about 2600 miles out to sea from the mainland.

On the way over, I said to Pam, "I wonder if we will meet anyone we know". Pam responded, "Well not many people go to the north end of the island, so I doubt it."

On one of our day trips while standing in line for food, guess what? Yes, old friends, probably 10 years removed from our last visit with them. It was a fun and exciting surprise to catch up and s…

Faith

Posted: August 6th 2009

At least 36 people turned in Faith Commitment Cards last Sunday.

Remember the incident? Jesus was in his hometown of Nazareth and "couldn't do miracles because of their lack of faith".

It made me ask myself "how many times has Jesus passed over me because of my lack of faith"?

It is obvious that "doubt destroys faith" but the opposite is also true "FAITH DESTROYS DOUBT".

When I drive my car I express faith in the other drivers. I have faith that they will stay on their side of the hi…

My Prius Broke Down

Posted: August 1st 2009

I thought those 50 mpg machines never wore out. Well, nothing is perfect and one day last week it died.

Pam and I were in Stockton and the car wouldn't start. It had strange symptoms, like flashing lights on the dashboard and a warning sign on the GPS that stated press the parking brake.

So I did what every Senior Pastor does when they need help. I called on my associate and Youth Pastor Mark. "Can you come and give me a jump start on this dead car?"

Mark and Sasha showed up in 15 m…

Renewal

Posted: July 13th 2009

What do you do to get renewed?

Renewal comes in many forms but it is best when renewal comes from God.

Elijah ran away when he was burned out. He was ready to throw in the towel but God met him on the mountainside and spoke to him in a "still small voice". It was a quiet renewal but all very powerful.

I get renewed by getting away with God. Small renewals come to me on a regular basis when I jog three times a week and talk to God. Sometimes it is more like listening to God. Often …

Fragrance

Posted: June 25th 2009

Recently I was jogging down Lower Sac. Rd and at the corner of Vine St. I came to the strawberry field.

What a wonderfull fragrance!

It was so strong I just wanted to stop and pick a few berries of my own. I could smell them a mile away (as the saying goes).

Starbucks. OK, now you know I love going into that decadent place. Just let me smell the deep rich wonderful aroma of the coffee bean. It is revitalizing, Wow!

Everything has an aroma!

Remember the H.S. locker room?...in the…

"real Life Perspective"

Posted: June 11th 2009

Our plane was diverted from Wash. D.C. to Harrisburg Pa..

The pilot said he had instrument landing problems. The D.C. airport had low lying clouds that required the use of electronic landing instruments to get us safely to the ground. Since he couldn't see the runway he needed to dirvert to Harrisburg which had a clear landing site.

Of course no one objected but our flight was greatly delayed until finally the problem could be rectified.

When we finally returned later that evening to th…

Dive Bombers

Posted: May 29th 2009

Yes, I have them! Several of them in my back yard. You can watch them everyday. Large black birds dive bomb a hawk in a big pine tree high in the air.

The hawk is twice the size of the large birds but, they don't care. the hawk has a huge wing span and sits on the branch near her nest guarding it.

This daily occurance is quite a site. The birds are excellent aerial acrobats diving straight down, curving in the wind, squawking and barely scraping past the head of this awesome hawk.

I've …