by Mike | Jun 3, 2024 | balance, Heaven, surfing
I’ve been receiving many inquiries about the publication date of my upcoming book, Surfing in Heaven, so I wanted to provide a brief update. The short answer is, “I hope it will be published by mid-fall of 2024.” However, the longer version is that there are still too...
by Mike | Jan 30, 2024 | Heaven, surfing
Just a quick update to let you know that in spite of it being a bit quiet on the Western front, Surfing in Heaven (the book!) is moving forward. I am planning to launch a Kickstarter (KS) campaign in early spring to raise $6,000 for the editing, printing, publishing,...
by Mike | Oct 11, 2023 | Heaven
“If God didn’t want us to imagine what Heaven will be like, he wouldn’t have told us as much about it as he has.”-Randy Alcorn (author of Heaven) Can you imagine what Heaven will be like? One of my goals in writing Surfing in Heaven was to challenge people’s views on...
by Mike | Sep 5, 2023 | Bible, death, faith, Heaven, Jesus, surfing, Surfing in Heaven Original Blogs
“Everyone wants to go to Heaven, but nobody wants to die.” – Joe Louis My good friend, Tom Klope, starts every book by reading the last chapter first. I was baffled when he first explained this, as I could not imagine wanting to know the ending of a book before you...
by Mike | Jul 1, 2023 | 1960s, Corona del Mar, death, faith, Heaven, Jesus
It is a bit daunting to consider our 50th reunion at Corona del Mar High School (CdMHS) is coming up this summer. Talk about time flying by! It really does seem like just yesterday that I was hanging out with my CdMHS crowd. One of my very best friends during those...
by Mike | Feb 7, 2023 | 1960s, balance, Bible, death, faith, Heaven, Jesus, San Onofre Surfing Club, surfing, Surfing in Heaven Original Blogs
“What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.” -James 4:14b (NIV) American evangelist Billy Graham (1918-2018) was asked what the biggest surprise in his life had been. He quickly replied, “The brevity of life. Almost before we...