Roots

Roots

To listen to this reflection as a podcast, click here. The Bavarian village of Herzogenaurach is known as “the town of bent necks,” all because a pair of brothers couldn’t figure out how to get along with each other. Their quarrel not only divided an...
Wild and Untamed

Wild and Untamed

To listen to this reflection as a podcast, click here.Yellowstone National Park is one of the most spectacular places on earth.Larger than the combined acreage of Delaware and Rhode Island, the world’s first protected wilderness area boasts more than half of our...
Lessons From the Yellow Fleet

Lessons From the Yellow Fleet

To listen to this reflection as a podcast, click here. The Suez Canal is one of the world’s most vital shipping links.  Its 120 miles connect the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea, cutting a swath through the arid Egyptian wilderness on the west...
Co-Writing the Script of Your Life

Co-Writing the Script of Your Life

To listen to this reflection as a podcast, click here. A number of years ago I received a gracious invitation.  Dr. Ben Johnson of Columbia Seminary, who was well known for encouraging young writers, asked if I would be interested in collaborating...
Making Waves

Making Waves

To listen to this reflection as a podcast, click here. Ancient mariners were famous for their stories of peril on the high seas. They spoke of the multi-tentacled Kraken that splintered whole ships; a vortex called the Maelstrom that pulled vessels down...
From This Moment Forward

From This Moment Forward

To listen to this reflection as a podcast, click here. A Scottish village of about 8,500 residents has been in the world’s spotlight twice in the past 30 years.  Dunblane has become famous as the hometown of Andy Murray, the first British man to...