Baby Steps in Discipleship

Baby Steps in Discipleship

Baby Steps in Discipleship The task of discipleship can be overwhelming. Yesterday in church I was reminded that God’s purpose for me is that I become more Christlike. Hmmm. Forgive me, but that sounds a little overwhelming. But then I remember. This work is...
The Joy of Algebra

The Joy of Algebra

The Joy of Algebra I have a confession. I wasn’t very good at math when I was younger. In fact, it was only after leaving high school, and at age 32 when I passed the extremely demanding Civil Service Fast Stream entrance exam that I realized i wasn’t actually a math...
An Unexpected Kindness

An Unexpected Kindness

An Unexpected Kindness Yesterday, while Landon was at the Zoo, training for his summer Nature Trail program, Cathleen, Cicely and I visited Land’s End trail in San Francisco. After wandering around for a while, exploring the ruins of the Sutro baths, we went back up...
The Eclipse aka I Saw Nothing!

The Eclipse aka I Saw Nothing!

  The Eclipse a.k.a. “I saw nothing”     This last Monday, I put a strange, very time-specific item on our Staff Meeting Agenda. It read like this 10.15am          Eclipse I had read that the eclipse could be best viewed at 10.15am if you were in San...
Who is your Labeler?

Who is your Labeler?

  Who is your labeler? Although the Bible is not renowned for humor, Judges 6 must surely stand as one of the funniest passages. The situation is that Israel is being oppressed by the neighboring peoples, the Midianites, the Amalekites and other eastern peoples....
Let It Ring

Let It Ring

Today I read from 1 Thessalonians 1:6-10: 6 You became imitators of us and of the Lord, for you welcomed the message in the midst of severe suffering with the joy given by the Holy Spirit.7 And so you became a model to all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia. 8 The...