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I find myself thinking about this Rumi poem (translated by Coleman Barks). It's a helpful reminder that there are always blessings to be found in every moment, if I am willing to be open to possibilities I cannot yet even imagine. The Guest Houseby Mewlana...

I started playing with these composite images (which I call Photo Mandalas) a couple of years ago. They are created in Photoshop using multiple copies of a portion of one of my photographs, which are then mirrored and rotated. Click here to view the whole...

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...