The Craw

Who is this?

Take a look at the picture of the Marine at left. Do you know who it is? Its Rev. Jeremiah Wright. He's angry and he says cooky things but he did serve our country in the Corps (2nd Mar. Div.) and as a Navy Corpsman.

Some New Pics

I was honored to participate as chaplain in the retirement ceremony of my old friend, Master Sgt. Ruy Pena. Ruy put in 24 years in the Marine Corps and we served together when we were both young NCO's. His adult children were there and I felt very old. Time most certainly flies!

Here's my youngest child, Celeste, who just turned 3 months.

No Inflation?

Food is inflating and becoming scarce (there was little milk and white bread at my local grocery store last night). For all our problems, we should be glad we live here the U.S. where food shortages triggering unrest would hit last.

Update on Friday: All the 20 lbs. bags of rice were sold out at my local Ralphs Supermarket. I don't live in an area with a large Asian population.

Real Estate...Again

Its 1992 all over again.

Covenant of Works: Meritorious or Not

I remember back in my seminary days with all the FV stuff blowing up and how some out West thought not focusing on a meritorious Covenant of Works would lead to a denial of the Gospel. Well, after almost two years of pastoring a growing new church, guess how many times I have preached on the Covenant of Works, meritorious or not? Yep, not once! Of course Adam and his relationship to God lies underneath THE STORY but I'm so busy teaching people about the life of Christ and the Kingdom he established that I don't have time to sweat systematic minutiae. If your church spends a lot of time on stuff like this you probably look like that dude in M. Night Shyamalan’s “Lady in the Water” who has a puny body but a huge, muscular right arm.

Do you really think your congregation wants to spend time categorizing condign, congruous and pactum merit?

Its not my fault...

Alan Greenspan says we're in a recession but he has nothing to do with it...even though it his policies that are in place from his long and influential tenure as Fed Chairman.

A Little Tallis

Here is our own Christ Church Chamber Choir rehearsing Thomas Tallis' "If Ye Love Me" before the Divine Service this morning.

Sunday, April 6

Randy Booth, CREC Moderator, and family joined us for worship this morning as well as lunch afterward.

Very Interesting Times

In times like these the church needs to be the shining city on a hill filled with hope and joy.