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From the Top of the World
On this Labor Day weekend my mind goes to backyard barbecues, fairs and the end of summer’s lazy days. At one time, when summer was not the scorching ordeal it now is, the day of peak attendance at the L.A. County Fair was now. … Continue Reading “From the Top of the World”
What a Week!
We, that is one of our House of Hope staff and I, just returned from our sojourn in the hills of West Virginia where we were working on our opioid addiction center. I am amazed at how green the hills of that part of… Continue Reading “What a Week!”
At All Costs
My wife has a saying she came up with shortly after our first child was born, “When the going gets tough – lower your standards.” She had kept our house immaculate. Everything in its place and a place for everything. EXCEPT IN MY OFFICE. … Continue Reading “At All Costs”
When you pray, say…
Friday night bright lights. The football team, their coaches and handlers trotted out onto the field of the stadium to the uproarious cheers of the hometown crowd. There they all paused on the fifty-yard line, assembled in a clump, with bowed heads as their… Continue Reading “When you pray, say…”
Just Who is Neighbor?
Upon arriving home, I noticed a flyer that slipped out of our local Claremont newspaper. It concerned a proposed development to provide housing for the neediest amongst us. Larkin Place is to be a supervised residence providing housing for the unhoused. Of course, some… Continue Reading “Just Who is Neighbor?”
For the Beauty of the Earth
Well, this Monday Jai and I head off to the East Coast to meet our future in-laws. We have a couple of other stops on this excursion. Washington, D.C. to visit the National Museum of African American History and Culture, if we can get tickets, and… Continue Reading “For the Beauty of the Earth”
No Barriers
One of the ads I so like is from a sponsor of the PBS Nightly News. It is from an old alma mater, California State University Long Beach. Filmed at a graduation ceremony, students come processing by a row of huge block letters proclaiming,… Continue Reading “No Barriers”
I Have Heard of Your Faith
This tumultuous week-that-was began inauspiciously. I opened the computer e-mail on Sunday evening to check it there were any pressing demands on my time, my money or my brain power. What I found was not some scam from a Nigerian prince with millions of… Continue Reading “I Have Heard of Your Faith”
What A Difference a Day Makes
On any given day one’s prospects can change radically. Any day can be the one that makes all the difference for the rest of one’s life. Dinah Washington sang it so well: “What a difference a day makesTwenty-four little hoursBrought the sun and the… Continue Reading “What A Difference a Day Makes”
My Mama Done Tol’ Me
At some point my brother and I learned what most young fellows inevitably learn. You can’t fool Mom. The lady has eyes in the back of her head. She had her ways of finding out just about any mischief we had gotten into. She… Continue Reading “My Mama Done Tol’ Me”
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