“I know…”

March 2, 2012

Dean Carlo clutched the cell phone and held it close to the microphone at the front of the auditorium. Behind Dean was a picture of Greg Ruegsegger with his beautiful daughter, Kasey. Moments before the picture flashed on the screen I had done my best to introduce Greg as my friend in ministry. A Denver […]

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“Bum” … “Rats”

February 24, 2012

It had been over seven hours since my brother Robert had seen his wife Bobbie, and in that time she had undergone a massive surgical procedure to her mid-section. Her anesthetically induced oblivion was now melting away. Roughly an hour before, the highly-skilled doctor assigned to Bobbie’s case had provided Robert with the diagnosis. Now […]

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“Just the two of us…”

February 17, 2012

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. ~ James 1:17 (ESV) We had cashed in our coupons and received our $10 lift tickets to tube at theCopperMountaintubing hill. We were in the 5pm grouping. […]

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Just a glimpse…

February 3, 2012

The councilmen and women were long gone when the power entered the room. Pastors, ex-drug addicts, single parents – the marginalized. Diversity, and compassion, and hope, and transformation were on our side, but political power rested on the crisply pressed suits and perfectly coiffed identities of those with sway. Evil had a face and a […]

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A Whisper – The Whisper

January 27, 2012

Mary and I aren’t big on middle of the night interruptions. An inadvertent car alarm, a barking dog, quarreling neighbors, a cat fight, an unmuffled automobile, a racing Harley and a host of other interruptions would at the very least be an annoyance. That’s why an audible middle of the night intrusion that is a […]

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Mutton Bustin’

January 20, 2012

“For the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.”  (Matthew 20:1) The National Western Stock Show has been a longstanding tradition in Denver. Expos, displays, rodeos and wildly over-priced mediocre food are just a few of the characteristics. For […]

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“Teach Me How To Wolgie – And Other Lessons from June”

January 16, 2012

The ministry of Youth for Christ is filled with creative and bright individuals; many of them with youthful energy and passion. Frequently the fruit of such staff is personified in video form. It might be a story they convey, an activity they highlight, or an event that they promote. So, with our Youth for Christ/USA […]

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Nehemiah 2 Meets New York City

January 9, 2012

“In the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when wine was before him, I took up the wine and gave it to the king. Now I had not been sad in his presence. And the king said to me, “Why is your face sad, seeing you are not sick? This is […]

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Tony

January 3, 2012

A thick cloud of cigar smoke filled the air as I made my way to a room at the back of the building. I was there for a haircut. “Clips on Sixth,” and specifically Tony, have been recognized as a barber of exceptional skill by several local publications. Tony rents space in a property that […]

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MOAO

December 22, 2011

These four letters will follow the “To:” on the presents that I wrap and address for Mary. They represent a promise and a celebration. My One and Only. Corny? Cheesy? Maybe… But in these letters I embrace a calling, I surrender to the commitment I made, I acknowledge the singular love… the letters say “Yes” […]

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