Archive for August, 2009

Seeing Stars

Friday, August 28th, 2009 Posted in writing | Comments Off on Seeing Stars

The man I saw in the LA airport lounge recently looked relaxed, but the people twenty feet away were very excited as they talked among themselves and pointed to him. Finally, one of them approached and said, “Excuse me. ...

Rainier — Queen of the Great Northwest

Friday, August 21st, 2009 Posted in photo | Comments Off on Rainier — Queen of the Great Northwest

True Religion

Monday, August 17th, 2009 Posted in writing | Comments Off on True Religion

It seems you can buy true religion for a couple of hundred dollars and wear it out of the store. True Religion is the name of a line of high end denim clothing that’s been appearing in malls and True ...

Sunset on Commencement Bay

Sunday, August 16th, 2009 Posted in photo | Comments Off on Sunset on Commencement Bay

Light of Life, Light of Death: A Meditation on August 6

Friday, August 7th, 2009 Posted in writing | Comments Off on Light of Life, Light of Death: A Meditation on August 6

In the church year, the feast of the Transfiguration, commemorating the time when Jesus’ face “shone like the sun,” occurs on August 6. At the Transfiguration, Peter, James, and John saw the light of divinity shining out in Jesus, the ...