Discipleship reality check…

“…whoever of you does not forsake all that he has cannot be my disciple”
- Jesus; LUKE 14:33
At times, I think I’ve made “disciple” and “Jesus follower” so simple, so weak, so shallow.  I think all too often it means something drastically different than what we’ve seen lived.
Being a disciple doesn’t mean that you live some [...]

Father’s Day…

A few weeks ago, Jessica and I were walking around the farmer’s market in Ocean Beach and ran in to some friends who run a booth down there.  They sell an array of items from overseas – mostly handcrafted sculptures out of bone and wood.  However, this was the first time I’ve ever looked at [...]

Back from Wisconsin…

Well, I finally got to visit Wisconsin this past week.  I was invited to speak at a youth camp right outside Milwaukee. I was pretty close about a year or so ago when I was in Traverse City, Michigan. One ferry and about 5 hours separated me from popping my head in.
This week was [...]

Imago Dei…

We can’t be truly hospitable; we can’t invite someone into our lives, we can’t truly love someone, until we live in a place of sameness and equality.
I think I’m the frustrated writer right now because this is much depper and profound that my ability to describe it. The statement just doesn’t manage to convey [...]

Stools are easier to pull up than pews…

Yesterday, Jessica and I managed to sneak out of the house and go to the Farmer’s Market in OB.
The Farmer’s Market is every Wednesday, and it is one of the most well known things about Ocean Beach.  Food, crafts, and llama rides is one way to describe it.
Jessica and I love to just walk around [...]

Untied Clodhoppers…

Last week I got the rare opportunity to speak close to home.
A youth event put on by a youth ministry from Scottsdale was meeting in Imperial Beach, so it was quite luxurious getting to speak every evening and still sleep in my own bed.
I joined the group every day at lunchtime at various beaches around [...]

Home: Ocean Beach

Yesterday, I took a walk around the main drag of Ocean Beach.   Community is tangible.  The sights, smells, noises – I fall in love with it every day I’m out there.
I dragged my cheapie digital camera to take a few shots…

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Trip to the desert…

Yesterday, I took a trip out to El Centro. It was quite a head-scratcher watching the terrain change and the temperature escalate multiple degrees at a time.
There are quite a few breaks in the mountain ranges among the desert. I saw a someone hang-gliding and imagined what that must feel like. That’d [...]