Gizmos, Gadgets, and the Gospel

One Little Corner of the Mojave Desert Waypoints Once I owned acreage in the Mojave desert. Situated at the northern end of a growing town, just outside the back door to Joshua Tree National Park, it was a big hunk of raw land. A dry wash cut across one corner, exposing rocks the color of […]


Strung out on Prayer, Part Four

Two Strands of Beads. September, 2011. [I didn’t know, back in March that these posts would become an occasional series, but they have. You may find the earlier ones here:Strung out on PrayerStrung out on Prayer, Part TwoStrung out on Prayer, Part Three]Encouragement to Go: Spirit or Impulse?“I need to make some beads for Charity,” […]


Strung out on Prayer, Part Four

Two Strands of Beads. September, 2011. [I didn’t know, back in March that these posts would become an occasional series, but they have. You may find the earlier ones here:Strung out on PrayerStrung out on Prayer, Part TwoStrung out on Prayer, Part Three]Encouragement to Go: Spirit or Impulse?“I need to make some beads for Charity,” […]


Strung out on Prayer, Part Four

Two Strands of Beads. September, 2011. [I didn’t know, back in March that these posts would become an occasional series, but they have. You may find the earlier ones here:Strung out on PrayerStrung out on Prayer, Part TwoStrung out on Prayer, Part Three]Encouragement to Go: Spirit or Impulse?“I need to make some beads for Charity,” […]


Rabbit Runs!

42nd Annual Trabuco Canyon Fourth of July Parade, July 4, 2007. Freedom, Truth, and Dependence Summertime in our little canyon brings adolescent wildlife into view. Last summer, our Labrador, J.D., faced off against a young squirrel. He’d pick up the squirrel in his soft retriever’s mouth, then spit it out when the squirrel began to […]