Posts Tagged ‘ portland ’

Generous in Portland

I was in Portland last weekend to help my son-in-law do some tiling in a condo unit that he manages for his grandfather. On the way to the condo the truck sputtered – apparently running out of gas (the gas gauge doesn’t work).  We made it to the the light at the top of the [ READ MORE ]

Solitary Existence

It was a great Christmas weekend. Our daughter and son-in-law came up form Portland on Thursday with their cute little15 month old daughter in tow. We enjoyed several meals around the dining room table,  attended Christmas Eve services at our church, opened gifts, watched the  ‘Despicable Me’ dvd, and walked through an amazing light show [ READ MORE ]

Musings For A Monday

Okay, so I’m a day late!  Yesterday was a holiday and so today is my Monday – maybe your’s, too! So let’s get started, shall we? God Bless America – Did your church do the God & Country thing on July 4? As you review that service and make plans for future Sunday’s that coincide [ READ MORE ]

Miller Expands on a Favorite

It’s been six years since Donald Miller first released “Searching For God Knows What.”  The latest ‘expanded edition’ is even more fun and interesting to read than the original. Miller’s self-revealing essays are not light little observations of life’s passing parade. Instead, they deeply probe issues of faith and relationships – and they are adeptly tied together [ READ MORE ]

A Million Miles

Donald Miller demonstrates his remarkably ability to tell a story in his latest book, “A Million Miles In a Thousand Years.” In the opening pages I found myself laughing out loud and tweeting excerpts. He begins to weave a tale about being contact by movie producers who want to film a movie based on his [ READ MORE ]

Field Trip to Mars Hill: My Response

Recently Dan Borvan posted an essay on a visit to Mars Hill Downtown Seattle : A Field Trip to Mars Hill that deserved a more detailed response than I could give on a blog comment. I live in Federal Way, WA and am on the staff at Our Savior’s Baptist Church. I do not attend [ READ MORE ]

Portland’s Imago Dei

Julie and I had a great time last weekend in Portland. We stayed at our favorite hotel and celebrated our grand daughter Lucy’s first Christmas with her parents Kelli & Jordan. One of the highlights of our visit was attending Imago Dei Church on Sunday. As a secondchair leader in my church I spend most [ READ MORE ]

The Intersection of Mission and Market

No, this does not refer to an actual street corner in Spokane but to a merging of two components that have historically been kept apart   – business and ministry. This story takes place in Portland, OR where I had the opportunity to sit down with Ryan Saari, a staff member   of the Eastside [ READ MORE ]

The Face of Betrayal – A Review

Lis Wiehl’s first attempt at fiction scores big with “Face of Betrayal” which is part ‘Charlie’s Angels’ and part public service announcement woven together into a dramatic murder mystery storyline. Using three women (whose friendships with each other are somewhat complicated) to solve a complex mystery, Wiehl keeps you guessing throughout the story. The senator? [ READ MORE ]

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