Bosco O'Brian

OK — so where do we start?

How about here: “Make my joy complete by being of the same mind, maintaining the same love, united in spirit, intent on one purpose,” (Phil. 2:2). The greatest single threat to Christian unity is apostasy, or losing sight of the simple truth. We spend far too much time and energy on things that are not essentialContinue reading “OK — so where do we start?”

I believe in love…

So today is a day dedicated to love which comes in so many flavors. There’s the “leaping flames” love of youth and the “quiet white embers” love of the ages. There’s the silly precocious love of your teens; the intensely magnetic love of your twenties; the practical and steady love of your thirties; and theContinue reading “I believe in love…”

Did You Watch My LinkedIn Article?

Yes. That’s what I said… or will be saying soon enough. In the very near future it is more likely you will “watch” LinkedIn than “read” it. You won’t just click on this article to read what I have to say. It is far more likely you will watch a video of whatever issue IContinue reading “Did You Watch My LinkedIn Article?”

The General George Patton, Jr. Method

So, another terrible, horrible, no good, very bad bay week in the world of geopolitics… Once again, the divide between world-views is starkly illustrated in the acts of a few religious zealots. In a world where it is a stated objective of some to martyr themselves for their faith, a General George Patton, Jr. quoteContinue reading “The General George Patton, Jr. Method”

Forgive; don’t forget

Almost bedtime on the eve of the last day of the year. Yes, in a little less than a day, we’ll begin another year… 2014 showed me that life is so much more than something that just happens to us. So, I want to start 2015 clean and clear. The Buddha once said, “Holding onContinue reading “Forgive; don’t forget”

Merry Christmonth!

So, if you’re sitting out there tonight thinking somehow you missed it, or it missed you, well fear not. Matthew 2:13-14 shows that Joseph and family left for Egypt in the middle of the night, probably within hours of the Magi’s leaving. And they stayed in Egypt for at least several months, probably years. ButContinue reading “Merry Christmonth!”

Elizabeth Warren — The Democratic Party’s Ross Perot of 2016?

Love Elizabeth Warren or hate her…not the point. If Elizabeth Warren enters into the race to become the Presidential nominee of the Democratic Party against Hilary Clinton, it will hand an otherwise relatively safe victory for the Democratic Party in 2016 squarely into the hands of the Republican Party. Given the ham-handed behavior of theContinue reading “Elizabeth Warren — The Democratic Party’s Ross Perot of 2016?”

Veni, Veni…

Something about Advent…an ancient longing and clamorous silence. Of prayerfulness when my heart tells my lips, “Be still; I got this.”

My children are a promise…

My children are a promise… A promise I made to God; a promise I made to me; and ultimately to them. His promise of “Grace” means that even when we fall, He is there to catch us. No matter how far we wander, He is there, waiting for us to come back. As this promiseContinue reading “My children are a promise…”

And then my heart left me and went out into the world on its own…

I have heard it said that raising a child is like making a conscious choice to voluntarily take your heart from out of your chest and allow it to run carelessly and willy-nilly throughout the cosmos with reckless abandon. It is the visceral equivalent of giving consciousness to a part of yourself that is henceforth goingContinue reading “And then my heart left me and went out into the world on its own…”