Responsibility

An unfortunate by-product of our contemporary culture is a strong notion that it’s us against them.
It’s time to replace this old, destructive, counterproductive notion with a not-so-new idea. We need each other.
We are all stakeholders in the great enterprise of humanity. We are enriched by each other. We are interdependent, intercommunicating and in community.
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The coal mines of Harlan, Kentucky were not generous during the Great Depression. Like every other town in America, the men, women and children of Harlan struggled to thrive. Enter the young Salvation Army Captains and their family.

The word “religion” typically leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Its bouquet has been tainted by a long record of intolerant, legalistic practitioners. Its many failures have been sensationalized by a media appetite that feasts on the menu of extremism. It’s been used to bully the weak, break the strong, harm the innocent and shame the broken.

I keep hearing the same word echoing through the halls of the Kroc Center, and resonating over the still waters of my soul: Community.

Dear Friends:
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
On Saturday afternoon the Saints Bible Bowl Team won the Divisional Bible Bowl competition, and earned the privilege to represent the Sierra del Mar Division at the Western Territorial Championships.  (Bible Bowl is akin to Academic Olympics, and the team is More >

Dear Friends:
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
You won’t be surprised to read these words: there’s been a lot going on at the Kroc Center, and this Monday Letter will be entirely devoted to sharing the good news – beginning with words of thanks to Lynnette Baker (Youth More >

Dear Friends:
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
In 1943, the Marine Corps Fighter Squadron VMA-214, was reformed to help advance the United States’ war in the Pacific. During this campaign, VMA-214 distinguished themselves with an impressive record: 203 air-to-ground planes destroyed, 94 air-to-air combat victories, and the More >

Dear Friends:
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

We’re at the conclusion of our time with Joseph, and his ancient story begs a relevant question for each of us today: How big is your God?
Now when I write the word your in front of God, I mean your More >

Dear Friends:
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
This edition of The Monday Letter has been several weeks in the writing, punctuated by interludes of travel: a sabbatical trip to England, a marriage retreat in Denver, and a week of vacation for spring baseball in Phoenix. In addition More >

I don’t know what the morning of December 20, 1989 was like in Anchorage. It was winter solstice, so it was the darkest day of the year. I’m sure there was snow on the ground, and it was also cold. But all of that day-to-day stuff was punctuated by the news of More >