The rain has begun to fall this afternoon and it certainly seems as if Fall is now in full swing.  We are excited about our upcoming Special meetings which begin next weekend.   Bro. Pierre Hancock, pastor from our Los Angeles, CA church will be preaching for us in the Sunday Services.  We will also have a Young Peoples Service on Saturday evening at 6 pm (Pizza at 5pm) with Bro. Seyi Akinrotimi, ...  Read More

Happy Sunny September Saturday,As I look out the window of my office this afternoon I have noticed that across the street our neighbor has a tree whose leaves have already turned from green to bright yellow in anticipation of fall season. (Which by the way…is not officially here for another 6 days for the record)  I was also thinking of my good friend, Brother Yoshiki Ohno who spent nearly a year ...  Read More

Good evening,Several hundred years ago there was monk who later became known as Brother Lawrence.  Actually he was the dishwasher at the Abby where he lived and also performed a number of seemingly menial tasks such as shining the shoes of all more senior monks.   He died years later relatively unknown.  One of his friends later compiled many of Bro. Lawrences letters, diary entries, and other not...  Read More

Happy September,While it is still officially summer and the weather is reflective of it in Seattle, there is no doubt the Autumn/Fall season is approaching quickly.  Lori and I were out on a walk yesterday with our granddaughter and noticed the first of the leaves falling in our neighborhood.  We have also noticed that the length of daylight is shortening and we close our living room blinds much e...  Read More

Good afternoon,It is hard to believe this is already the last Saturday of August.  The summer seems to have flown by although I am becoming aware that my perception of time is governed or at least tempered by my own age.  When I consider my children and more specifically my grandchildren it does not seem time seems to be moving as quickly for them.  Of course this is simply a perception as time is...  Read More

Dear Saints,It is good to be back home in Seattle.  I have possibly given a bit more thought to the topic of sleep in the last few days than normal as Lori and I recover from “jet lag” following our 11 day trip to Southeast Asia.  Thankfully, our bodies are slowly getting resynchronized with our current time zone.   According to the Mayo Clinic, “Jet lag, also called jet lag disorder, is a tempora...  Read More