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Bloop Single

I’ve been thinking about slumps. Former baseball players do that occasionally. There are different kinds of slumps. Some are like what I had last week in our first night of softball, a doubleheader where I got up 10 times, and absolutely crushed the ball on …

Timely help

“It’s easy to say ‘Jesus is my Savior.’ But sometimes people’s approval is my functional Savior.” Bob Hyatt has been speaking to us at our Yearly Meeting’s pastors’ conference, and he’s been quite helpful to me. Last night, he kept reminding us the good news …

Thrilled

We had a great time celebrating my birthday in downtown Portland–several hours in Powell’s Books, dinner at Noodles and Company, and then dessert at Sweet Masterpiece. EVERYONE just LOVED celebrating with me: Somebody was in a mood. Maybe this had something to do with it:

Mission accomplished

1 hour, 44 minutes, and 54 seconds. I did it. 40 laps on my 40th birthday. And, since I ran in lane 4, I actually ran 10.5 miles, so I hit 10 minutes a mile almost exactly. Not nearly as fast as I wanted; but, …

Uploading past messages

I’ve gotten behind on posting what I’ve been speaking in worship lately. For Easter, I wanted to clearly present the good news of Jesus, that it is for everyone without boundaries. I also wanted to expand our understanding of the good news to include more …

Catching up

So, I feel like I need to give a refund of everything you’ve ever paid as a reader of my blog. Your satisfaction guaranteed, or your money back, you know…but please don’t tell me if you are satisfied when the blog goes silent. I don’t …

Life

This morning, with the first light of dawn cracking the sky, I tried to picture an earthquake; tried to imagine a stone rolled back, the tear-stained faces of women whose unhoped for dream had already come true. I couldn’t really do it. But I’m immensely …

Basketball!

Tomorrow begins march madness, one of my favorite fun times of the year! Read past stuff here…and if you’re interested in joining (before 8 am PDT Thursday morning) here’s the scoop: STEP 1: Click this link to go directly to my group. You can enter …

High School Orientation

Fourteen years ago, pregnant with our first child, Elaine and I began a birthing class at the old Newberg Hospital. Our friends Shawn and Katrina joined us in the same group, and what a group it was. There was the romance novel writer and her …

Been blogging in my head…

…and now I’m making time to write it down. When I read on Saturday that President Bush had vetoed the anti-torture bill passed by Congress, I about blew a gasket. Here’s the thing: we can disagree politically, we can disagree about what’s best to do …