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i’m writing this mostly to remind myself that i have a job to do today: pick up joey and chelsea at the airport. it’s not at all that their forgettable. as i age it doesn’t take much for some real important things to slip by me. forgetting to not pack more than a thimble full of fluids before i go through airport security is one thing; forgetting to let the dog out of the back of the car…for t

One of my favorite people in the world is Carleen. She’s been a sister and friend since we moved here to Portland and has always been a huge source of encouragement for me. Recently, in addition to all the things she’s done to serve our congregation, she’s taken on the management of our church website at https://www.portlandchurch.org/and is about to reveal a new, much needed facelift of our church

i have a regular saturday morning coffee time with a buddy of mine here in portland. we talk mostly about God…and movies…and whatever else comes up over the hour or so we spend together. he is truly one of the smartest conversationalist i’ve ever known. a big guy with a big heart, as a child he was ‘labeled’ slow and it wasn’t until much later in life that he learned he was dyslexi

we’re having a nice fall here in oregon. summer and drought has burned on long enough to almost make portlandia long for the rain to come. not me, i love summer, the warmth…sunshine. it could be summer all the time here far as i’m concerned but then, i guess that would make it california. so even if the signs of autumn are hints that the warmth is going to go away soon, the changing colors on the tr

sooner or later i’ve got to get around to writing some preacherly things, but for now, as i’m trying to learn, cave man style, how to work this WP thingy, i’ll just write em as they come up… and here’s the Mango bike; a bike bought by me and built out by my buddy ray roske in denver. this bike started life as a 1969 moto guzzi ambassador v750 police bike. by the time a kid in moses lake

Well, it must have been that great review I wrote for him on Amazon. Jamie…James Robbins… got a good review on CBS money watch. Too. fb_action_ids=10151445814189377&fb_action_types=og.recommends&fb_ref=fbrecT&fb_source=aggregation&fb_aggregation_id=288381481237582https://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505125_162-57523543/how-to-be-a-better-manager-in-9-minutes/?fb_action_ids=10151445814189377&fb

If you’ve ever meet Buzz you know what I mean when I say he’s an original. I’m lucky he’s family; he married Lisa’s mom about a year after we got married and he’s been one of God’s greatest blessings in our life. From NYC to Savannah to out here in the wild west of Portland, Buzz has been a faithful friend, dear brother, and Opa to my kids.   Today Buzz arranged to get a

Laughing is one the best things in life. And friends. So when you have a friend who makes you laugh all the time life’s pretty good. That’s what this lady is for me, a long time friend who only loves God, her husband, her kids and her dog…or maybe the dog then the kids…more than she loves laughing and making people laugh.  So while I’m teaching myself how to use wp…WP… I figu

I’ve been waiting for this book. Seriously. I’ve heard Mr. Robbins speak and, well, I’ve heard a lot of people speak and forgotten everything they said. As a minister I’m either in front of an audience or sitting in an audience most of the time and the truth is more speakers are forgettable than not. But James Robbins is captivating and when he let me know his book was available I immediately

” Robert, thanks for all the time you gave putting this website together. For now, I’ll be using this site for setting up the new gigs we need  to raise money for Lisa’s cancer treatment. I’m so thankful for all the help we’ve received since March of 2010 when we first found out how sick Lisa was. Since then i’ve been able to go all over the world with my buddy, John Mark and now t