Homage…..Homage is todays word given as a suggestion for the topic of a post. Homage is the ceremonial middle age deference to his Lord. It occurs to me that God is the ultimate Lord of the Universe to whom homage from me to him is due.The thing I am thinking about though is that my … More Thoughts on Authority

A Good Deed ….The last few months have been hard for me. I am glad that I am 80 years old in in good health and relatively good physical condition. However being as old as I am means a lot of good friends have been ill and some have died. I needed a pedicure badly. … More A Good Deed

In the Old Testament the word used for faith is was “Wait” as in “They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength they shall mount up on wings as eagles and walk and not faint”, . For me that makes great sense because I often wish God would hurry up and answer my … More Faith 2

..For me, faith is the ability to keep doing the right thing knowing the result of my doing right might never be seen by me. -I worked on the Los Angeles skid row for many years at the Union Rescue Mission. I noticed that the hopelessness many street women and men live with is a … More Faith 1

I once heard a sister share this at a meeting. She said every morning for 5 or 6 mornings God said I want this day.” She responded ” Oh God how about another day. I am so busy today.”This same exchange between God and my friend had the same exchange. My friend got flustered and … More Mystery Or Mastery

The more I replace self-centeredness with spiritual centeredness the more restful life seems. If I have no compassion for myself I lose much of my ability to offer others real compassion. Instead I am tempted to offer them condescending praise. Obedience to the Great Command, “Do unto others as you would have them do unto … More Program Ideas 1

I have long rooted for the Pac 12 an it’s previous iterations. Of course that began because I was raised in CA. There are other reasons too. For one thing The PAC have for awhile have always had black coaches. Currently we have 3. AZ, ASU and Stanford. I also think the west coast liberalism … More Why I like the Pac 12

Zestful, vivid, challenging, evolving, humorous and sexy, are all words I want to be true of my life. Without my program, I have willpower in regard to food. No matter how full I am, I can eat more. I can trust myself around food. I can trust myself to stuff unnecessary food down my throat. … More More Ideas I Live By

I was an enlisted man in the U.S. Army in the early sixties. I served as a Chaplain’s Assistant for two chaplains. The Baptist chaplain was young. He was a loving, funny, committed man. He had been in the Army only a few years. I was in constant hot water with my sergeant because I lacked … More The Time I Shot The Chaplain

I think the only way to understand Trump is to see him as unattached. His latest batch of tweets are self condemning . He is in effect admitting to obstruction of justice. He is unaware of his own situation and of reality. Trump is attacking anyone who dislikes him, That is what Putin does. No … More Note To Rachel Maddox