Help for the Homeless

Increasingly the church where I work is being faced with ministering to the homeless and we have been feeling increasingly helpless in actually helping them. Our Community Ministry has organized a special seminar this Saturday on How to Help the Homeless. Rudy Salinas from the PATH organization will be speaking on how to reach out to the chronically homeless. Click Here for more information

Religion in the USA

Just in case you haven't seen it here is the link to the full report from the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life. Very interesting. 

Time Flies When You're Miserable

I can't believe it has been so long since I have blogged. At least that proves I am not addicted. Been laid low with the flu along with most of the populations of Southern California. Then I had to chase my tail to catch up on all the work I missed.

How about those Lakers? Pretty much makes my move to LA a winner. I can't believe how well they are playing. At least Kobe doesn't have to try and save them every game although he had to take over a bit a couple of games ago. Go Lakers.

I have made any final decisions but I am feeling a strong temptation to become a Dodgers fan. I know I am an unashamed swing fan. However I do love the Padres but I can get such good tickets to the Dodger games from my friend. And the legend, Joe Torre, is coaching the Dodgers. I must confess I am receiving daily emails from Dodger spring training. I feel like such a traitor. Well, maybe the Padres will not be that good this year and my pending seduction to the dark side will make sense. I feel so dirty.

Grace Cafe Live

I am sitting at Grace Cafe with my coffee (with Irish Coffee) flavoring. Listening to a couple sing some great songs. The atmosphere is really relaxed. The vibe is good. And nobody thinks I am weird because I am typing on my laptop. Well, at least it's too dark for them for me to seeing their disapproving eyes. I'm not paranoid. Much!

I just set up the table tennis table. Can't wait to show these young bucks how good I am at table tennis. 

I see some of the local neighborhood kids who often skateboard around the building. 

The young adults have done a great job in getting this ministry moving. Keep on moving us Lord.

Grace CAFE Set to Start

After much prayer and preparation Grace Cafe is set to launch this Saturday at 7 pm.

If you are in the Glendale are drop by. 

If you aren't, then please pray that this effort will succeed in introducing many to Jesus.

Jesus Nut of the Year

I was reading the LA Times this morning when an article on the Golf Nut Society caught my attention. Here it is online They award the person who chose the most outlandish devotion to gold the Golf Nut of the Year award. It is amazing what some people do to play this game. I love the game but in the end it is just a game to me.

But it got me thinking. Suppose there was a Jesus Nut of the Year award given to the person who shows the most outlandish devotion to their Lord. Of course there would never be such a reward and even if there was the winner they would not accept because he or she would see such an award as not giving the glory to God. Setting that aside, what if???

Would you or I be in the running? Or would our attempts to not appear to fanatical or too dedicated have succeeded? Would our efforts of blend into the cultural landscape have made us so unidentifiable as a Christian. Have our efforts to be seen as people with values succeeded in camouflaging the reality that we are a people with a Lord above all else?

I don't know but it certainly makes you think!