Read The Circle Trilogy by Ted Dekker

I just finished the third book in Ted Dekker’s The Circle trilogy: White. My friend Laura recommended the series to me, and even let me borrow the first two books in the fall, Black and Red.
I thoroughly enjoyed the series, and would highly recommend it to those of you who enjoy a good fantasy […]

NBA Troubles Mount in Portland

I’ve been a Lakers fan my whole life, and still remember when the Portland Trailblazers led by Clyde Drexler, Buck Williams, and Terry Porter ran us off the court — only to be thoroughly dominated by the MJ-led Bulls. Now the Trailblazers have a reputation for paying too much money for the “thugs” of the […]

Justin McRoberts in Santa Barbara

A favorite artist of mine — and one of the few that I’ve ever met in person — will be in Santa Barbara tonight. His name is Justin McRoberts.
He performed at an event at Magic Mountain several years ago — just him and his guitar, no band, no backup singers, no lip syncing. He […]

Rain Delay

I was hoping to play tennis tomorrow, but with today’s rains, it really looks like it will be too wet to play.
Sigh.
The upside is I’ll have more time to develop my lesson for Sunday. I’m beginning a series on discovering your spiritual temperament based on Gary Thomas’ book Sacred Pathways. I’m quite excited to […]

Sweaty Old Men

I found a group of guys who gets together regularly to play bball at the YMCA… only problem is that they play at 5:30 a.m. Ouch!
But I dragged my butt out of bed and made it down to play MWF of this week. The exercise is good, and the level of play is decent, so […]

Christmas Party Tonight

Our church is having its annual Christmas Party tonight! There’s always tons of food, Christmas music, and lots of great people milling about, but this year I expect it will be especially nice.
We’ve just recently moved back into the area, so now we know a lot more people that will be attending. Also, the party […]

Hoops Cancelled For Tomorrow

Doh! I got a call tonight, and it turns out our basketball hook up fell through.
We were going to play at a local gym, but apparently something came up and it won’t be available tomorrow. Sigh.
On the upside, my tennis lesson no longer conflicts with anything, so I’ll be able to make it. […]