Archive for August, 2008

‘Tis the Season

Thursday, August 28th, 2008 Posted in writing | Comments Off on ‘Tis the Season

It’s the political season, when America finds itself awash in high blown rhetoric and low down trickery. Some people are so put off by the political process that they ignore the whole thing, but that’s hard to do since the ...

Stars and Milky Way over Death Valley

Thursday, August 21st, 2008 Posted in photo | Comments Off on Stars and Milky Way over Death Valley

Thanks, Casey, for the NASA photo.

Insider/Outsider

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008 Posted in writing | Comments Off on Insider/Outsider

Insider and outsider are two common ways that people think of themselves and others. It seems a natural human trait that we define ourselves by who we admit into our lives and who we keep out. Sometimes the walls that ...

Sunset over Puget Sound

Friday, August 15th, 2008 Posted in photo | Comments Off on Sunset over Puget Sound

Thanks for the great photo, Betty!

Sometimes the Storm Is Us

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008 Posted in writing | Comments Off on Sometimes the Storm Is Us

In the fourteenth chapter of Matthew’s gospel, the disciples find themselves out in the storm, buffeted by wind and waves, not sure who is the figure they see in the lightning illuminated darkness. They think it’s a ghost but ...