Regardless of how you feel, I want to encourage you to continue (or start) praying for our nation and our leaders – especially if you are disappointed in how things turned out.  Not only are we called to do that:

 1Timothy 2:1-3 (ESV)
First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. This is good, and...

This weekend Bev’s family will gather together in Sacramento to celebrate her dad’s eighty-eighth birthday.  Unfortunately, I will be in Post Falls, ID at a Region Board Meeting and will not be able to go.

Dave Brown is a terrific guy.  He’s quiet, and in a crowd you might not take notice of him.  You’d be missing out.

Dave’s dad died when he was just a kid, and so his mom raised him, his brothers and one sister as a single mom in a little town called Orland, CA.  I give c...

A few weeks ago I was asked to give the invocation at a group called the League of Nevada Cities; they were holding their annual meetings here in Elko.  My plan was to just show up, pray and leave.  As I thought about it, I decided to stay.  My hope was that I would have the chance to talk to some of the city leaders there and possibly help them understand the role of the churches in their cities.

Most city leaders look at churches as places of inconvenience.  Large churches cause traff...

I was part of the Navigation Team on board the Cutter SASSAFRAS.  My job was to make sure the helm (the people who actually steer), were doing their jobs.  It would not necessarily be their fault if we were off course; the ocean has currents, and the waves and wind have an effect on ships at sea.  I would use the LORAN (a radio-based navigation system used well before GPS became a household word), as well as doing some celestial navigation (basing our position on the sun, moon and stars).  ...

I was living on Treasure Island (in the San Francisco Bay), and walking my dog, Baron.  An older car was heading toward us and when it came along side, the car backfired.  I was expecting that The Baron would freak out and try to run away, so I tightened my grip on the leash and prepared for a jerk.  Instead, of running off, he sat down right next to me and looked up at me.  For me, this was a major accomplishment.  My dad took great pride and a lot of effort in training his dogs.  He had a...

My back is much better, thank you for all your prayers.

We have three big “things” to get ready for:

            The work on the radio station continues.  Guys, remember that on Saturday, September 29^th (next week), we will meet at 7:30 here at the church for a men’s breakfast and then we will start to build the walls for the studio.  Please continue to pray about this new outreach to Elko and the area; it’s a big task, fortunately we serve a big God.

            Next thing to th...

Daniel was one of the original captives, taken as a young man, and now it is about 70 years later.  Let’s presume for a moment the term “a young man” meant he was 13, he is now 80- something years old.  His mind begins to realize two things.  God said that this captivity would last 70 years; and a guy named Cyrus has become king.

“Cyrus, Cyrus, why does that name sound familiar?  There is something going on here.  God, you said this captivity would last 70 years; is that time ab...