New Beginnings…

January 1 kinda came and went.  I went to bed 2 hours prior so I pretty much left the new year to arrive on its own.
Newness, hope, and beginning has been sort of a running theme with God over the last year or so.  Life has changed alot.
But I think a simple mark of following [...]

Paul’s Headed for Iowa…

I’ll be on quite a whirlwind speaking tour around Iowa for the week of November 15th, 2009…

Surfing Lesson #1

Well, I learned the hard way that natural athleticism has NOTHING to do with surfing. I’m absolutely not a natural and was shocked to find it so difficult.
Licking my wounds today.
My bucket list for 2009 included “learning to surf” and “failing at something.” So at least I know I’m going to [...]

“New York” Pizza

Share

var button = document.getElementById(’facebook_share_link’) || document.getElementById(’facebook_share_icon’) || document.getElementById(’facebook_share_both’) || document.getElementById(’facebook_share_button’);
if (button) {
button.onclick = function(e) {
var url = this.href.replace(/share\.php/, ’sharer.php’);
window.open(url,’sharer’,'toolbar=0,status=0,width=626,height=436′);
return false;
}

if (button.id === ‘facebook_share_button’) {
button.onmouseover = function(){
this.style.color=’#fff’;
this.style.borderColor = ‘#295582′;
this.style.backgroundColor = ‘#3b5998′;
}
button.onmouseout = function(){
this.style.color = ‘#3b5998′;
this.style.borderColor = ‘#d8dfea’;
this.style.backgroundColor = ‘#fff’;
}
}
}

Monday morning…

I walked outside my back gate this morning to take out the trash and pull out the recycling bin. Trash & recycling trucks only run on Mondays in my neighborhood.
In some of the other neighborhoods in OB, the poor and homeless strategically beat the big trucks for the best in plastics. But I’ve [...]

TATTOO on the HEART – Free!

I just received some kind words from Brian McLaren who recently read the book.
For a limited time, we’re making TATTOO on the HEART free in text and audio.
We’re asking everyone to give it a read, post comments (which I will respond to) share it on Facebook, Tweet it, email it – so that it can [...]

Something I’ve never heard in church before…

In this transition from megachurch youth pastor to missional church planter, I’ve learned tons about myself.
One thing that I’ve learned is that maybe I’m less of an extrovert than I always thought of myself.
If you saw the Paul Dabdoub of just a few years ago, you would’ve seen the center stage, funny, witty, passionate communicator, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]