Dad,husband,california pastor,friend,confessed and forgiven sinner. Art,lead pastor at New Life Christian Fellowship in the SF East Bay burrow inoccuously called Pleasant Hill in the not so inoccuously named Diablo Valley. My wife is a teacher to the visually impaired my daughters are at San Francisco State University and the Pleasant Hill High School


In my mind I see you always wearing tight Levi 501 jeans, face smiling and body smelling of fresh paint. It's no wonder I find comfort in a freshly painted room, or on a canvas, because to me, you are there. Always there, hiding elephants under my bed and singing softly "Jesus draw me close."