Tadpoles and other miracles

Remember when you were little and you ran down to the creek and low and behold ... there they were.  Hundreds of little black things swimming all over the place in the shallow water.  Fascination ... wide eyes ... oos and ahhhs ... what are they?  You and your friends came up with all kinds of possibilities and stories.  Big brother told alien stories and you ran screaming back home to mom.

Whale tails and and Sacred Spaces

The other day I was talking with another clergy person about religion and spirituality. As we discussed the differences between the two, we were looking at pictures on a Power Point depicting each.  All of a sudden the pastor sat up and sharply declared, "That's pagan. It doesn't belong there."  I looked at the screen, not

Joy

Breathtaking ..

Have you ever experienced the complete joy of the beauty of nature?  An awe inspiring, breathtaking, natural view that fills your very being with a feeling of wholeness and the joy of knowing that the one who created