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Support Your Local NonProfit

Looking for something a little different this Christmas? Why not try supporting your local non-profit? It’s a tough fundraising year and organizations that rely on support from individuals to meet their budgetary needs are suffering right now. So, instead of giving that $50 Target gift card to your cousin, why not make a $50 donation [...]

Advent Conspiracy

Have you heard of Advent Conspiracy? It’s an interesting movement focused on bringing the focus of Christmas back to Christ. It was started by five pastors who were looking for a way to revolutionize Christmas and it’s been spreading since it’s inception in 2006. The underlying concept behind it is Worship Fully, Spend Less, Give [...]

Extended Weekend Update

My boss was kind enough to allow me to extend my holiday weekend one extra day, so my weekend was from Wednesday though Sunday.  Now that’s what I call a weekend. Wednesday Ahh, a day off.  Erin and I ran around town taking care of a few errands in the rain before we headed down [...]

Happy Rosh Hashanah

It’s hard to believe but three years ago I wrote this post in honor of Rosh Hashanah.  A few days later I gave my famous Tashlikh Communion Devotional, in which I asked the congregation to symbolically cast their sins off in the the water (Micah 7:18-20) as is the Jewish practice.  It seemed like a good idea [...]

Talk Like A Pirate Day

Aye matey, yer right. ‘Tis Talk Like A Pirate Day.

Solstice and the First Day of Summer

Happy summer solstice/first day of summer! It’s going to be a hot one here in SoCal, but it’s a good day to be out and about. I wish I weren’t chained to a desk. There’s so much I could do with 14 and ½ hours of daylight. For more than you wanted to know about [...]