Surfing Without a Leash

“I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.” Bronnie Ware Like the microprocessor in Silicon Valley, the sport of surfing was forever changed by the invention of the surf leash. The simple idea of tying your foot to...

HODADS (the movie)

This movie was all about being stoked with good friends, sharing some of our most precious times together, and enjoying God’s creation. There are two parts to HODADS (the movie): Part I – HODADS (surfing): 10:40 Part II – HODADS (surf stories): 12:50 Enjoy! Note: The...

The Power of Prayer

“When we work, we work, but when we pray, God works.” Bill Hybels To a young surf grom growing up just a few blocks from the beach in Corona del Mar in the 1960’s (see Corona del Mar and Growing Up), Bruce Brown’s epic surf movie “The Endless Summer” had a deep-rooted...

The Narrow Path

“I can see how it might be possible for a man to look down upon the earth and be an atheist, but I cannot conceive how a man could look up into the heavens and say there is no God.” Abraham Lincoln There’s a topic that is so important to me, and to the writing of this...

Heaven Can’t Wait

”What is your life? It is a mist that appears for a little while. Then it disappears.”     James 4:14 When I first heard about Steve Jobs death I was working Oracle OpenWorld in San Francisco (October 5, 2011).   I had walked up to the Apple Store near Union Square to...