Surfing For
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Mike Mulkey, Author
Mike Mulkey, Author
Mike Mulkey is a surfer, author, and life coach who writes about finding the perfect wave in heaven. His first book, Surfing in Heaven, is a true story about Mike’s journey to find hope amidst the daily battles we all face at work and beyond. Mike is now living out his dream of working part-time at Trader Joe’s and writing about hanging ten toes over the nose in heaven!
Surfing in Heaven
Surfing in Heaven. An outrageous thought… Or is it?
Surfing in Heaven chronicles a significant portion of Mike’s life as a surfer in California, spanning from the 1960s to late 2024. The story unfolds through eight distinct “waves,” each capturing a key theme that brought Mike closer to the dream of riding perfect waves in Heaven.
Recent Blog Articles
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...
Opening Day in Paradise
“The serious business of Heaven is joy.” CS Lewis I have a dear friend who for several years invited my son and I to join him and his son to Opening Day of the San Francisco 49ers season at the now defunct Candlestick Park. It was always a memorable day, which...
Begin with the End in Mind
“Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done.” Genesis 2:3 God was setting an important example for us when he rested after six days of work in the opening book of the Bible. Work is a...
Hit over the head by a 2×4
Lives Transformed. Period. When I hear people question the truth of scripture, my first thought is to point them to someone who reflects the joy and confidence and presence of having Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. To me, nothing speaks stronger to the truth...
New Beginnings
Email sent to my co-workers at Oracle: Date: January 19th at 3:51pm Subject: new beginnings I will be leaving Sun/Oracle effective today — time for new beginnings! It has been my very great pleasure to work with you all. THANK YOU — especially to Vijay Tatkar, who has...