Jake and I were sitting on a bench in a forest when we heard a loud cracking. Then: kaBOOM!  We’d been cycling some miles alongside the New River in Virginia, on a railroad track-turned-trail. About 100 yards away, a tree crashed down, completely blocking our return. It reminded me of a time in Ethiopia when … Continue reading God’s Weaning →

I don’t know about you, but the trials we all are facing these months have driven me to drink. Not beer. That smells nasty to me. Not wine. I don’t care much for it. But chocolate malts. Mmm, so good. I hadn’t had one in a coon’s age, but recently I have been indulging myself … Continue reading Thirst →

I recently heard the term ‘quarantine exhaustion.’ YES! That's me. I am tired. Weary from all the changes and confusions in life.  Drained from dealing with loss, anger, boredom, depression, fear. Worn-out from having to think and make weird decisions and not knowing what to do. I have felt fatigue of emotion many times in … Continue reading Treading Water →

Last week a friend sent me a link for a sermon from St. Helen’s Church, Bishopsgate in London. That name brought back this little story.   It happened twenty years ago.  Jake and I were traveling home to Bolivia from Nigeria. We planned a weekend layover in London to visit that very St. Helen’s Church. … Continue reading St. Helen’s →