> Community Harvest Foursquare Church, Pasadena. September, 2012. (Now Closed).  Join the Club“I refuse to belong to any club that would accept me as a member.” I was thinking about the famous Groucho Marx quote a few weeks ago when the Boys Scouts of America changed their membership policies. Beginning on January 1, 2014, sexual orientation […]

> Bedtime Monkey Business. Ayden and Me. June, 2009.  The Hole in Every Heart“Say ‘Happy Mother’s Day,’” I coached as I tucked toddler Cadence into the bed in our guest room. “Tomorrow is Mother’s Day. So when your mommy gets here, you want to say, ‘Happy Mother’s Day!’” “Happy Muddersday,” he chirped. “Great! Now say, […]

> 16 So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer. 17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! 18 All this is from God, […]

> My Ever-so-Handsome Son-in-Law, Rob. Balboa Park. June, 2011. 14 Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. 15 Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. 16 Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be […]

> 6 Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. 7 Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.8 And now, dear brothers and […]