Reflections on Living the Giving Life.

It’s been warm here in Portland. The hot days have been broken up with some summer rain, which keeps the lawns greenish and the forest fires subservient…so far. It’s been a strange couple months for me. The Spirit has led me to stay focused locally,...
Legacy…Wingman for the Spirit

Legacy…Wingman for the Spirit

  13 years ago, I asked God for 20 years of significance. Not significance in the sense of honor or being lifted up, but significance in the sense of doing my best work these last 20 years of service. I have seven years left. How does someone measure whether...
The Closing

The Closing

We are at the time between times. Jesus is born. Santa has flown. The longest night has been vanquished. Spring beckons. We embrace a chance to facilitate change with the celebration of a new year. As a free range, cage free pastor…change is the most likely...
When to quit…

When to quit…

(Permission was granted to share this story. ) He was just a kid back then. Cool attitude, loved playing the guitar, mostly teachable and he dreamed of making it BIG. We met at Bible Camp and stayed connected via a youth pastor, a guitar teacher, a mediterranean...
A Summer of Service…2025

A Summer of Service…2025

My Camino in northern Spain ended the beginning of June. It was a daunting adventure, covering almost 500 miles and hundreds of meaningful conversations. I came home with a serious limp, a heart at peace and the knowledge that a special season of service was on its...

Transitions…Camino to Music and Mission

Hello friends…I finished the Camino de Santiago a month ago. With accommodations for friends invited and wrestling with my own physical challenges, I went from Saint John Pied de Port, France to Santiago, Spain in 51 days…about 480 miles. We had a couple...