Dear Friends, As he came near and saw the city, he wept over it, saying, “If you, even you, had only recognized the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes” (Luke 19:41-42). Jesus is a realist. He is reduced to a warm fuzzy blur by all of the heart-tugging […]

Dear Friends, On a sunny Friday afternoon, I talk to a bond counsel about a pension plan issue. Later, I talk to the Executive Director of Corporate Compliance about a privacy issue. In between I go into the backyard of the house serving as the Office of General Counsel to pick navel oranges and Meyer […]

Dear Friends,   He shall judge between the nations,    and shall arbitrate for many peoples; they shall beat their swords into plowshares;    and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. Isaiah 2:4 This ancient prophecy of Christ foretold the peace […]

Dear Friends, California is being inundated by a series of wet storms conveyed by a phenomenon called an atmospheric river flowing warm air into the state mixing with colder air from the North Pacific. It is said these are the strongest storms in ten years and there is a lot of flooding, downed trees, and […]

Dear Friends, There is always an urge to say something profound at the turn of the year. It is more profound to say nothing about your intentions and resolutions for the year, but instead listen for what God may be telling you. “For surely I know the plans I have for you,’ says the Lord, […]