Of all human encounters, I do not believe there is much that can compare to the sharing of a meal and fellowship with friends when it comes to experiencing the bountiful extent of God's love. My apologies to Dawn for not realizing the blemish in the photo and retaking it.

We lit the third advent candle last Sunday. This was Gaudete Sunday—or Rejoice Sunday. Waiting is hard, but when we see the third candle lit, we know that the promise of the nativity is almost here. And with that, we look forward with Joy and Gladness to the end of the wait. We are living... Continue Reading →

Stir up in us O Lord: the passion to embrace the stranger the desire to love our enemy the eye to find beauty in all your creation the will to be a power for change the hope for a world as you meant it to be and a good pot of soup to nourish our... Continue Reading →

Today is my birthday. We took the opportunity to share dinner with the kids via Zoom. The thousands of miles physically separating us was unable to keep us from getting together.

Capturing the light, looking for the perfect glint, it's making her wait. In her open palm expectation of wonder. Does only she see?

I am going meta today. It was a day of travel with very little opportunity to get any photos… especially something as (visually) abstract as compassion. So instead, I am going to post an empty image and beg for everyone’s compassion in my failure today to see/capture an act of compassion.

Repenting is not about feeling bad about the things we’ve done. It’s not about feeling bad about things we’ve failed to do. It is not about feelings at all! Repenting is about a deep desire to be a better person—a fuller human being—living our lives in communion with the rest of humanity and creation. Repenting... Continue Reading →

In the middle of the dessert, there stands a farm as lush as can be. In a region loaded with the splendor of God’s creation, this farm stands out in its lush defiance of rock, sand, and aridity.

In the predawn hour, the blossoming of colors signals the coming of the sun. How often do we miss out on opportunities simply because we fail to even note the messengers around us?

I forgot to check my word of the day before setting out this morning. Later in the afternoon, before heading back from our adventures, I had that "oh, shit" moment of remembering to look up my word. Turns out, that I had unknowingly grabbed a photo of "offering" without even setting out to find it.I... Continue Reading →