• Ch. 1 – NEARER TO GOD

    A few things grow more interesting when they fade. The sound of a freight train moving down the tracks is better as the sound fades away. The blue of the sky at sunset as it fades and transforms into hues of red, amber, orange, and umber. A great pair of Levi’s are so much better after years of washing and…

  • FOREWORD – Another book about discipleship? Really?

    This is the genesis of a book – a book about a spiritual journey – mine. But hopefully, this is also a book that may help you in your spiritual journey.

  • INTRODUCTION

    I am the first-born son of a man from Oklahoma and a woman from Texas. Both came to California with their families during the Dust Bowl and endured the prejudice that entailed. I was raised in the farming community of Delano and moved to the state capital, Sacramento, when I was ten where I later completed high school and some…