Doing Grace

May 15, 2010 By

The Security Guard IncidentWe attend a big church. This  map shows a portion of the church’s campus. The  building labeled “Worship Center” on this map seats upwards of 4,000 people. Did I mention it’s big? Because our church is so large, volunteers patrol the campus and parking lots. I had an instructive encounter with one […]


Filed Under: forgiveness, God's omnipotence, grace, Matthew, Saddleback Church

Safe and Sound

November 3, 2009 By

An Encounter with GraceWe live on a narrow street in the rural foothils of Southern California’s coastal plain. The postal service does not attempt to navigate the roads in our neighborhood; instead we are provided with a post office box. The post office is not far from our home, in a small shopping center that […]


Filed Under: fear, God's omnipotence, grace, protection, Psalm 16

Little Boys, Big Hearts

October 24, 2009 By

Grace with GrandsonsThis photo shows our younger grandson, Cadence, “driving” the plane, and our older grandson, Ayden, graciously letting his younger cousin take the wheel of the airplane. They are three and five now, but when this photo was taken last spring their birthday odometers had not yet ticked over for the year. When they […]


Filed Under: God's omnipotence, grace, grandchildren, Mark 10, thank you
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