>His Father’s Voice

> Rob, Sawyer, and Cadence model their new hats. Christmas Day, 2010 Tuning In New Years’ Day brought my daughter, Elaine, her husband, Rob, and our newest grandson, Sawyer, for an afternoon visit. At seven weeks of age, Sawyer has new tricks to show off each time we see him. As I sat on the […]


His Father’s Voice

Rob, Sawyer, and Cadence model their new hats. Christmas Day, 2010 Tuning In New Years’ Day brought my daughter, Elaine, her husband, Rob, and our newest grandson, Sawyer, for an afternoon visit. At seven weeks of age, Sawyer has new tricks to show off each time we see him. As I sat on the sofa, […]


Risk, Fear, and Peace

The Pacific Ocean Shaking It Up I’ve been struck lately by passages in the bible that describe people’s fear of Christ’s power. Mark 5 provides one example: 15 A crowd soon gathered around Jesus, and they saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons. He was sitting there fully clothed and perfectly […]


Bittersweet Peas

Peas! Memory Triggers Peas remind me of my bonus daughter, Rebecca. She lived with us for nearly a year; it’s been a few months now since she moved out, and I miss her. Her father and I had been married for two years when she moved in, and at that time she and I were still […]


Seasons

Pumpkins and Sunflowers Ripenings and Sproutings Autumn has landed in Southern California. My neighbor’s pumpkins are ripening on the vine as the sunflowers of summer stand a brown watch over the pumpkin patch. The shorter-and-shorter days are still bright and warm but the evening air brings a chill. Leaves color and fall, destined to rot on the […]