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https://flic.kr/p/2mXHZRg Waking up early has it’s rewards. This morning I stood on the edge of a hill and watched as the full moon slid out of view behind the mountains. It was a lovely reminder that life is ephemeral and each moment is a unique gift to be...

I feel untethered from time and place, and it’s an unsettling experience. My goal is to be grounded and present in each moment. But that’s not what’s happening. This morning was a perfect example. I took a walk at sunrise along the shore of a local reservoir. The...

https://flic.kr/p/2mXwtaU I love the magic of sunrise. Each new moment is unique. Click here for the rest of the series -...

on this cold December morning  as color paints the sky  a fox chooses now  to greet me on the path  a simple hint of movement  in the corner of my eye  but as I turn my head she stops not twenty feet away  I look at her  as she looks back at me a brief encounter...

Life is a series    of letting go,       whether willingly          or with resistance,             and I get to choose. I cannot know    what comes next,       or where the road          will take me, but I can trust    that I am always and forever       held in...

One month ago today was my final worship service at Plymouth prior to retirement. I was surrounded by family and friends, and it was a powerful experience - the conclusion of 40 years of ministry. It’s only been a month but already it feels like another lifetime....

My life has been in transition for a while now (retirement, a big birthday, moving, etc). But the truth is that we are always in transition, because life is never static.  As we slowly emerge from a year and a half of pandemic shut down and upheaval, I hear lots of...

At the edge of the mountain a mama deer and her triplet offspring have been hanging out for a couple of weeks. I’ve seen them several times on my morning hikes. Today I’m standing on a ridge watching them in the field below me. Mama is munching on the grass, the...

In the past six years I have made periodic (a couple of times a year) contributions to the Religion Page of the local Helena, MT newspaper (the Helena Independent Record). This was my contribution for Saturday, June 26, 2021 - the day prior to my final sermon at...