So you all want a story? ok. I will tell one maybe two. David and I were young then. And we were tentmates. This trip forced us to go without certain items for a period of days. We had to carry what we ate, so we did not shop for junk food or munchies. We all had huge packs that we carried our tents...

Found On: World O’ Jeff Very Exciting News. Fr. Geoff will be preaching at All Saints Church in Pasadena on Sunday. Their website can be found: Here - All Saints Video Page Text of the sermon presented by Father Geoffrey Farrow at Hollywood United Methodist Church, Sunday, February 15, 2009 &#...

Mark 8:11-13 The Pharisees came and began to question Jesus. To test him, they asked him for a sign from heaven. He sighed deeply and said, “Why does this generation ask for a miraculous sign? I tell you the truth, no sign will be given to it.” Then he left them, got back into the boat a...

Pity: sympathetic or kindly sorrow evoked by the suffering, distress, or misfortune of another, often leading one to give relief or aid or to show mercy: to feel pity for a starving child. Mark 1:40-45 A Man With Leprosy A man with leprosy came to him and begged him on his knees, “If you are w...

It is a blustery and cold day in the neighborhood. I had not prepared anything for the day seeing that we don’t buy into the whole candy and hearts events of the day. But after getting up I suggested to hubby that we go out for lunch at the Eaton Centre which is always a good time for everyone...

Excerpt from my Page: - Naked and Sacred - As a young child I have fond memories of old churches and polished pews and candles flickering in dark corners of the building, statues of saintly persons who looked out over the congregational spaces and the dark corner grottos making sure we knew that the...

What a difference a Hot Shower makes … But I will get to that straight ahead. Sunday we had water and we both showered and did our daily run around town. Monday there was no hot water, so I had to wash with cold water - cold water is cold water, so I went to class last night without a shower. ...

There is nothing more deafening than “SILENCE.” Knowing that one is the target of silence is MADDENING. Knowing that I am powerless over people, places and things is PRICELESS.. I have a choice today to either allow emotions to overtake me and I start building condos in my head BIG CONDO...

I talked to my mom yesterday, and she confirmed that she's retiring at the end of next school year. More than 30 years in the L.A. public schools - and not the nicer ones, either. What a career. I don't know why, but that announcement really kicked off my thinking about the next stage of our...

A documentary film about same-sex marriage and theology leads to friendship, admiration and new understanding. By Duke Helfand February 7, 2009 Los Angeles Times Article: Hyperlink here Who could have foreseen what would happen between the Mormon filmmaker and the lesbian priest? Not Douglas Hunter,...