The FENX and The Bucket List: 10,000 and TED

Sometimes crazy ideas find their way into our minds.  A few days ago I caught one of those.  Last week, I finished leading a small group at National Community Church (NCC) that read through Pastor Mark Batterson‘s The Circle Maker (In full disclosure Mark is the Pastor at NCC).  In our final meeting as a [...]

The FENX and The Fox: The “non-role” role of a Racing Jacket in the Origins of The FENX

Not all Jackets are created equal, they just aren’t; it’s a fact of life.   I happen to know this because I own one of the coolest jackets ever; it’s so cool that it was probably the understudy for Luke Skywalker’s jacket at the Yavin awards ceremony in Star Wars Episode IV:  A New Hope (I [...]

The FENX and Prayer: Being Someone Elses’s Answer

On the rare occasion that I get to go before an audience and speak about my journey so far, it is all but inevitable that I will talk about purpose and destiny at some point; partly because they are ideas that interest me, and partly because it’s easier to bring in Star Wars, Lord of [...]

The FENX and Life As Story: I never thought I would actually read a book by Donald Miller.

I really like books; I like owning them, having shelves full of them, and reading them.  I’m currently in the midst of four separate books between various small groups and my own personal reading.  I started reading Frank Peretti at 11 years old and started collecting the Star Wars expanded Universe at 12; 17 years [...]

The FENX and the journey from the Moons of Nibia to the planet Vulcan: The Converese of an Idea

Author’s note: I’m spoiling the plot for a few of the original Star Trek films here, so if you have never seen them and plan to, stop. reading. now. The genesis of a blog post will often come in like The Flash, swift and mind jarring, and at the most random times.  Recently I was [...]

The FENX and Strange Encounters: The Question of the Greater Miracle

Author’s Note:  Penned almost 4 years ago, I still think about this event a lot, considering the controversy that ignited over the events in Florida the lady was referring to, and have really been considering it in the last week.  The Greater Miracle is often the harder road, the road bearing footprints you can see [...]

The FENX and Acts of Valor: Sometimes Movies Teach Us How Little We Know

My long-time friend and teacher, Ken Rudolph, often talks of his love for reading about military special forces when he speaks to kids in the United States and Europe.   More often than not, in the context of talking about David’s Mighty Men from II Samuel 23.  On the various occasions that I’ve heard him [...]

The FENX and Encounters at Farpoint: To CON or not to CON, that is the question…

Often, the hardest thing about blogging is beginning; finding a way to allow that kernel of an idea (or in this case a recent experience) to flow onto the screen coherently though the keys.  Sometimes, the difficulty comes because you’re still processing your experience as you are trying to write about it; this is where [...]

The FENX and the Dark Lord (of the Sith): Redemption and removing the mask

Star Wars lightsped it’s way back into theatres this weekend, in 3D no less, so in honor of it’s return, I want to talk a bit about what I, among many, affectionately call “The Wars”.  I’m an unabashed Star Wars fan, a FANBOY if you will.  I cannot tell you how many times I’ve seen [...]

The FENX, the Phantom Menace, and kids from “across the pond”

Sometimes all I can do is smile and laugh like the Joker at small blessings in life.  Star Wars came roaring back into theatres this weekend with the 3D release of Episode I:  The Phantom Menace.  Naturally, I went to see it – twice.  Driving the FENX to Chinatown this afternoon to meet my friend [...]