Why I’m Showing Up Late for Church

(This is a continuation of a thinking process started with the post: “Why I’m Wearing Pajamas to Church.”) There’s a movement towards the “casual” in our day. We’re casual in our speech. We’re casual in our showing up for events and appointments. We’re casual in our clothing, too. It’s that second area of casual I […]

Best of @aheartforgod (video blogs)

This is the fourth of four in a “Best of” blog post series where I gather in one place some of the writings and video blogs created by the A Heart For God author. The focus here is on most viewed video blogs. Of course, in my mind it’s worth your while. Thanks for watching. […]

Best of @aheartforgod (Pilgrim’s Progress)

This is the third of four in a “Best of” blog post series where I gather in one place some of the writings and video blogs created by the A Heart For God author. The focus here is on John Bunyan’s Christian classic, Pilgrim’s Progress. Of course, in my mind it’s worth your while. Thanks […]

Best of @aheartforgod (controversial topics)

This is the second of four in a “Best of” blog post series where I gather in one place some of the writings and video blogs created by the A Heart For God author. The focus here is on controversial topics. Of course, in my mind it’s worth your while. Thanks for reading. (Click on […]

Best of @aheartforgod (social media)

This is the first of four in a “Best of” blog post series where I gather in one place some of the writings and video blogs created by the A Heart For God author. The focus here is on social media. Of course, in my mind it’s worth your while. Thanks for reading. (Click on […]

An Optimistic Cynic in the New Year

I don’t do New Year’s Eve. What I mean by that is I don’t stay up ’til twelve, I don’t participate in the countdown as the bell tolls and I don’t shout “woot woot” when the clock strikes midnight. And it’s not that I’m against having fun and celebrating and getting excited. I’m not against […]

Santa in Sonora?

12 Cose la storia di Natale dice di Dio

Wow. Natale è qui. E ‘un momento speciale per noi ~ la famiglia Campagna che vivono qui in Sonora, in California. Scommetto che è per voi e la vostra e nella vostra città, troppo. E stavo pensando e riconsiderare la storia del Natale una volta di più (come è così importante da fare). Naturalmente, si […]

Fog in Sonora

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No Idea What’s Ahead

My grandfather died 14 years ago next Friday. Yes, that’s right. It was on a Christmas day in 1995 that “Gramps” died. And it was 4 years ago on December 25th, 2005, that I first preached the message: “Lessons from the Holy Family,” that this 4-part blog post series is based upon. (Read Part 1: […]