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“This too shall pass” is a phrase I have heard and spoken over the years. This morning I had a shift of perspective insight that reminded me the phrase applies to the good things in life as well as the challenging stuff. All of it shall pass. Our life on this...

it’s all made of lightall of us and all the stuffsee it and be it

There are as many kinds of photography as there are photographers. Each of us has our own reasons for pursuing this art form, and our own ways of bringing those reasons to life. For me it is about seeking to allow beauty to shine through. I'm not as concerned about...

walking in fresh snowon this cold winter morningI feel so alive

Seven months ago I retired. On that occasion I received LOTS of cards. At the time I read them, appreciated them, and then put them in a box. Today I came across that box and decided to read them again. It was a humbling, heart-warming, and encouraging experience....

Sacred Presence is a phrase I used a lot in my preaching days. Since I retired it hasn’t shown up as frequently in my regular speech patterns, but as a concept it remains central to how I experience the world. For me it is more helpful than the term “God”, because...

Several years ago I took a photo of a famous Japanese Maple tree in the Portland Japanese Garden in Washington Park. I recently pulled it out and used it to create several of my photo mandalas. I find that I keep playing with it. Once I start down the creativity...

The past few days I’ve been pondering the waning moon. Each morning I watch the sliver grows thinner and thinner as it drops closer to the eastern horizon. Today I got to see the final fading stage as it rose just before sunrise. It was barely visible and...

On what sometimes seems like a regular basis I manage to get myself “wrapped around the axle” (as a friend of mine is fond of saying). I get laser-focused on something that seems to have gone wrong and then blow it completely out of proportion until it fills my...