I own a carpet cleaning business and occasionally preach and teach in churches. Based in Petaluma, CA.
this is a time for reflection, prayer and soul-searching to see how we have contributed to the crisis we find our nation in. Repentance calls for us to recognize and confess our moral failures. But repentance also requires that we learn and do better.
Continue reading →What started as a routine carpet cleaning job in rural Petaluma, continued with a deep dive into the life of Lorenzo Waugh, a Methodist minister, Petaluma pioneer and adventurer (1808-1900). Turns out, the home in which I worked is on … Continue reading →
Point Reyes National Seashore was a great place for my first backpacking trip. The Lost Coast Daniel and I went backpacking the Lost Coast, Sinkyone Wilderness State Park, June 18-21, 2012. It was incredible. Joining us were John Richards and … Continue reading →
Best in Petaluma Helen Putnam Regional Park. There’s not much there, but it’s close by. Good trails, lovely views, considerate hikers – lots of them – with dogs. Helen Putnam is a good park for Petalumans who want to get … Continue reading →
from the Sermon on the Mount, Matthew 5:1-15. I preached these sermons for Grace Community Church San Francisco‘s online worship services, September – November 2020. Blessed I What are the values and virtues of the Kingdom of Heaven? Blessed II … Continue reading →
The so called “housing crisis” is not a crisis at all for California homeowners and that is why we don’t solve the problem. What is a crisis for lower-income people is a profit-making machine for home-owners. We need to change our attitudes and recognize that until all of us are doing well, none of us are doing well.
Continue reading →Note: this post sums up my problems with Donald Trump as president of the USA. It was written before the 2020 election, but I wasn’t fully satisfied with it so I didn’t post it until now. Scroll to the bottom … Continue reading →
The Russian River August 5, 2020, my friend, Jay Ashcraft, and I kayaked a seven mile stretch of the Russian River. It was the Saturday of the Labor Day weekend and the weather was hot – over 100°, so tons … Continue reading →
I spoke on Race Matters with Grace Community Church San Francisco (online). I’m including the two sermons below plus another for the Fourth of July, “Freedom!” Race Matters Do we have a race problem in the USA? In San Francisco? … Continue reading →
preliminary thoughts on the killing of George Floyd by a police officer in Minneapolis The problem is systemic. I’m talking about the brutal killing of an already handcuffed black man at the hands of a police officer in Minneapolis. The … Continue reading →
