Just as the Angel had Told Them

Christmas 2009: Family Gang Activity Not what we Expected A few thousand years ago, folks were expecting our Messiah to appear as conquering king. Instead, we got a helpless Baby. His birth split our calendar into “before” and “after.” His birth conquered death. He came to save me. And you. Merry, merry Christmas to all. 8 That […]


Just as the Angel had Told Them

Christmas 2009: Family Gang Activity Not what we Expected A few thousand years ago, folks were expecting our Messiah to appear as conquering king. Instead, we got a helpless Baby. His birth split our calendar into “before” and “after.” His birth conquered death. He came to save me. And you. Merry, merry Christmas to all. 8 That […]


Just as the Angel had Told Them

Christmas 2009: Family Gang Activity Not what we Expected A few thousand years ago, folks were expecting our Messiah to appear as conquering king. Instead, we got a helpless Baby. His birth split our calendar into “before” and “after.” His birth conquered death. He came to save me. And you. Merry, merry Christmas to all. 8 That […]


Wired for Worship

Rainbow, Anza Borrego Desert, California, October 2010 It’s the Creator I feel respectful in the desert. It’s vast, and calm, and if I look carefully, I see a tremendous, subtle variety in color and form. Almost always it’s really cold or wiltingly hot. Surprising weather can develop at any moment. Motu Tautau, Tahaa, French Polynesia, […]


Guided Tour

…Bumpy Road I love this photo of my daughter, my grandson and me walking in our neighborhood. The street is gravel, rutted; from this vantage point you can’t determine what direction the street takes up ahead, when you reach the point where the trees appear to be growing right in the middle of the street. Left, […]