Luke benefitted from his time with Obi-Wan. Frodo benefitted from his time with Gandalf. Harry benefitted from his time with Dumbledore. Steve Rogers benefitted from his time with Abraham Erskine. We may not know any wizards or Jedi but we all need someone who can mentor us and pass along his or her wisdom. IRead more
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Who is #1? Kirk or Picard. Han or Luke. Aragorn or Legolas. Wolverine or Cyclops. We all like to know who is #1. We also like to let people know who we think is #1.Read more
This week is Tolkien Week. I didn’t even know that Tolkien Week existed until Monday. The celebration of Tolkien Week began in 1978 and commemorates the work of J.R.R. Tolkien and his son, Christopher J.R. Tolkien. I only know Tolkien from The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. I also know that he wasRead more
The 2012 Olympics came to a close last night. Over the past two weeks I have watched a lot of Olympic coverage. Almost every night I watched tape-delayed coverage of the Olympics, even though I often knew who won. There were 302 events at this year’s Olympics and a majority of them never see theRead more
I’m on vacation this week in our nation’s 50th state. My family and I are on the island of Oahu visiting my grandma. I’m so excited to be on vacation with the chance to get away and find a rhythm of rest. I’ve scheduled posts throughout my vacation so there will be new content whileRead more
This week our pastoral staff is spending some time in Malibu on a little spiritual retreat. It’s good for everyone to take some time away and give some directed attention to our spiritual lives. Our lives are so full and so busy that we often need to take time away in order to clearly hearRead more