by Mike | Dec 25, 2025 | Bible, faith, HOPE, Jesus
Into the darkness, a baby was born. He grew—learned to speak, to walk, to embrace. He was treated poorly, despised and rejected. Yet the words He spoke were the words of God, the footprints He left became the path to eternal life, and the love He showed became our...
by Mike | Nov 12, 2025 | 1960s, community, Corona del Mar, death, faith, Heaven, HOPE, surfing, Surfing in Heaven
Scott E. Sutton passed into the next life on November 5, 2025, with his wife Susie at his side. He had been in hospice care for a kidney transplant that, after a miraculous twenty years, finally began to fail. I believe Scott is now sampling the perfection of God’s...
by Mike | Oct 8, 2025 | 1960s, balance, Bible, Corona del Mar, death, faith, Heaven, HOPE, Jesus, Leisure Society, Life Coaching, Malibu, marathon, New Beginnings, Prayer, running, San Onofre Surfing Club, Silicon Valley, Simplify, skiing, surfing, Surfing in Heaven, WW II
Now streaming on Audible — narrated by the author. After ten exciting months on Amazon in print and e-book, Surfing in Heaven is now available on Audible! And yes — I recorded it myself. That’s part of why it took a little longer after the official book launch in...
by Mike | Feb 22, 2025 | Bible, faith, Heaven, Jesus, joy, Prayer, surfing
My wife, Marla, has a small kneeling angel figurine decoration on her bedside table in our bedroom. Once a year in December, for just an hour or two, a single ray of early morning sunshine finds its way through the bedroom window and illuminates the angel like a...
by Mike | Dec 19, 2024 | balance, Bible, death, faith, Heaven, Jesus, Life Coaching, Prayer, Silicon Valley, Simplify, surfing
When Latika Vines invited me to be a guest on her award-winning podcast, Empowering the Working Moms, I have to admit—I felt a bit of trepidation. Latika’s audience consists primarily of women, many of them African American, who are half my age. They balance demanding...
by Mike | Sep 4, 2024 | 1960s, balance, Bible, Corona del Mar, faith, Heaven, Silicon Valley, surfing
“Everybody’s learning how. Come on and safari with me…” Pass this on, so we can go on this “safari” together! This will be your only chance to get early (and limited) edition copies of the book!The Kickstarter campaign for funding...
