My military family moved fifteen times before I left for college. I have used Google Earth and driven by former homes to see what they look like. I find myself asking,...

This week, endings and beginnings get jumbled together. The last month on the calendar coincides with the first season of the Christian year. The new year coincides with ending fiscal cycles....

We feel the sun; we see the moon, rain clouds, storm clouds, ice, snow, birds, great whales, and waves. We hear the sound of cicadas, thunder, and gulls. We look up...

One of the most beautiful gardens in Britain is at Highgrove. In a tucked-away portion of the garden stands a wall created of what appears to be broken pieces of stone...

I find myself reaching back to remember once-familiar words or concepts now almost forgotten. I think to ask someone and then remember that those who might recall have entered another life...

There is a place I see often in my mind. In the summer heat, the grass is brown, but in the just-after-snow melt the green grass grows until it reaches high...

There is no such thing in the universe as a one-person event. The story isn’t about us alone. Even with our narrow focus, the narrative begins with me and the God-Who-Is-Humble....

Nothing that emanates from the character of God is static. Creativity that emanates from the person and presence of God still continues, changes, and grows. That spiritual process is renewed every...

God is humble. A listening ear may find music in random sounds. All around us are the songs of animal composers, whale and bird, frog and cricket. Human composers gather and...

Joseph must have gone to bed that night with a lot on his mind. His betrothed, Mary, is pregnant. He knows he has not contributed to this pregnancy. Out of goodness,...