In the days that followed my dad’s death, I found it curious as to when tears came and when they did not. In the mix of family and friends, community …
Brief Thoughts on Grief
Normally I would start a new series of blogs that coincided with the New Year with a positive encouraging message, and I believe I do, here… now. It just happens …
Dolphins Come in the Winter
Here is an untraditional symbol of Advent that burst its way into my rainy day. But I think it can hold its own. In the South of France, dolphins were …
A Light Shines in the Darkness
I am preparing a small teaching on the Gospel reading for this Sunday, Mark 13:24-37, which happens to be Advent 1. I thought I would share it with you as …
Mountains and Mysteries
“For what is known about God is plain, because God has made it plain. For since the creation of the world, God’s invisible qualities – his eternal power and divine …
The Way Forward
“Show me your ways, O Lord. Teach me your paths; Guide me in your truth and teach me, For you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you …
Conversation with a Storm
I stood, peering out the window into the sky, blackened by an angry storm. I watched as the tempest tormented and raged, intimidating the landscape with its strength. Like a …
The Secret Law of the Sagebrush
It’s a scramble up the mountain behind our house. There are no well scouted-out switch-backs for measured steps. The path just heads straight up through knee deep sagebrush, and then …
A Gracious Rain
Heavy clouds have come up over the charcoal bay. Their ominous, rotund shapes are forming on the horizon, reaching immeasurably high above the choppy waters. Sea birds skirt the shoreline …
Work Hard Play Hard
I come to this page like a school girl, timid and reticent, not because she is shy, but because she has been caught skipping class. With a head bowed in …