Bad Mix
For me, one of life’s greatest pleasures is freshly ground, freshly brewed coffee. It’s heaven in a cup. Every morning I take the time to brew a carafe of deliciousness…
Refurbished And Reconditioned
During my years at Phoenix Seminary in the mid-1990's, I had the privilege of getting to know Dean Borgman, then Vice-President of Boeing in Mesa, AZ. If memory serves, Dean…
Thoughts On Going Forward
It's a foggy morning here at the lake. So foggy that I can't see the water, let alone the shore on the other side. What's visible is the bit of…
Sleight Of Hand
Years ago I had the privilege of enjoying an 8-day Caribbean cruise to Martinique, Barbados, St. John’s, Antigua, St. Martin and St. Maarten, San Juan and the Virgin Islands. God’s creation…
Fire And Stuff
It’s a question that’s been posed to most of us at one time or another. “If your house was on fire, besides your family, what would you grab?” This past…
Ten Dollars
While walking across the open first level of the Luhr’s Parking garage in downtown Phoenix, I spotted him across the street. A bedraggled, scruffy, gray bearded guy in a dirty…
On Picasso And Priorities
Immediately after graduating from college in 1985 I lived with four of my friends on Central Ave in Orange City, IA. Occupying a corner lot, the gray two-story affectionately known…