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Living the Adventure!

Some people talk about adventure, others live it! Reading books about a great vacation spot is fine if you’re planning a trip, but going there is so much better!

Where’s the Good News?

It’s not easy to live in the “information age.” You can easily learn about starvation in Africa, corruption in Washington, and murder in your home town. Papers are full of news, but none of it seems to be good!

Truly Alive!

Have you ever been frozen by fear? Maybe its a fear of spiders, or of needles: I remember more than one occasion when my legs refused to take me further because of my fear of heights (or perhaps more accurately, my fear that I would die if I fell from that height). 

Herbal Essence?

On the internet I found a site that sells an $11 bottle of love! I don’t think so! The Beatles got that one right: “Money Can’t Buy Me Love!”

Pain Management

In many hospitals patients are asked to rate their level of pain on a scale of 1 to 10 (some use this chart to help in this process). You may have experienced pain so severe that it affected your ability to concentrate or perform otherwise “routine” tasks.

Amazing Monarch!

Last Sunday some of us experienced wonder: A Monarch butterfly consented to be carried about the congregation on a finger of one of the young men (Brandon Case)!  It then rested peacefully on the jacket of another (Jason Smith). What would cause a Monarch to associate with humans, and to rest peacefully in the hands of someone who could take life from it? What kind of Monarch was this?

It’s Spring!

This Thursday (March 20, 2008) is the first day of Spring! You don’t need a calendar to tell you that: Our evenings are full of daylight, flowers and blooming, and pollen counts are up!

What is my password?

I regularly get caught up trying to remember which e-mail and password combination I used on a particular site. Ever have that problem? I hate it when I just want to make a simple order, but can’t because their records and my memory don’t match up!

No Two Could Agree!

Tuesday’s primaries are over and the contest continues! The selection of a Democratic Presidential candidate will not be easy in ‘08. Whether in Presidential politics or life in general, people need to know who you are and where you stand on the key issues of life.

Feeling Alone?

Perhaps you have experienced desertion by those you thought were friends. Perhaps you have gone somewhere, thinking that ‘being by yourself’ would be a ‘good thing,’ only to be overcome with a sense of isolation. Jesus Understands!

Broken Promises

The human carnage wrought among Native American people by our ‘representatives’ is not often considered by the ‘average’ American. It is a part of our national story where we fail to live up to our destiny. When promises are made, affirmed, and then broken, tragedy often results.

Deal or No Deal?

Have you watched the NBC hit show, where 20 some briefcases are loaded with cash (or not) and the contestant is faced repeatedly with the question—keep the [unknown] amount in your briefcase, or the amount the ‘banker’ offers: Deal or No Deal?

Coastal Storm Advisory!

The storm of last weekend (1/26/08) brought high winds, waves and rain to the California coast. High winds and flood warnings were in effect and Highway 17 to Santa Cruz was closed by snow!

Extremist!

Imagine lying on your back, 3 or 4 inches from the ground, on something like a large skateboard, traveling on a downhill street at 60 to 80 miles per hour! Such is the experience of a “street luger” in the X-games on ESPN.

Planned Obsolescence?

Perhaps you have thought it yourself—“They just don’t make things like they used to!” Often when we say that we are referring to the quality of workmanship or durability. With computers being sold which are out of date shortly after purchased, we are accustomed to a “disposable” world.

“I’m too excited to sleep!”

I hope you’ve seen that DisneyWorld commercial with the cute young boy who responds to his sister’s question “Are you asleep?” with that wonderful “I’m too excited to sleep!” Maybe you have felt that way at times, in anticipation of something wonderful. Excited anticipation. 

Close Enough?

Sometimes close is good enough. Other times, not. As Frank Robinison said to reporters: “Close doesn’t count in baseball. Close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades!”

That’s Gotta Hurt!

What do you do with your mistakes? Cover them up? Deny them? Walk away? If you make a wrong turn, you can fix it in a block or two. Would that all mistakes were so short lived!

Power Politics

In California, “power politics” characterizes the struggle over electric power. In international relations, the term describes an attempt by one country to protect it’s own interest through threats of military, economic, or military aggression.

Says Who?

If “Says who?” is your reaction to the “Question Authority!” bumper sticker, you’re doing what they command. The question in our world is “who is (or has) ‘authority’?” Historical notions of “authority” seem particularly irrelevant among bloggers, YouTube, and “singularity”.