This is so moving.  The oppression of North Korea as told from someone who has lived it....

Doolin, County ClareIt was an evening where we were, all together, lost in time - under a dark and cloudy sky in a pub in Ireland.  It will take a long time before the memory fades of that night we three shared; myself, my wife, and younger daughter. It happened this past March.Doolin, County Clare, … Continue reading Lost in Time Along The Cliffs of Mohr

Today, I discovered this classic poem.  It quite accurately expresses some of my thoughts and feelings at both the end of the year, and at this middle point in my life. A Psalm of LifeBy Henry Wadsworth Longfellow What The Heart Of The Young Man Said To The Psalmist.  Tell me not, in mournful numbers,    Life … Continue reading A Psalm of Life

I recently came across this article, which expresses well some of the essentials of a life of faith.

Christmas Joy from Clan Norris of (originally) South PasadenaFor years, I have heard my sweet wife telling friends, more particularly new parents, that “The days seems long, but the years rush by”.  I just Googled that, and it is a Nancy Norris original, found nowhere else on the Interwebs.  As 2014 closes, we find ourselves … Continue reading Norris Family Christmas Communique – 2014

In October, my wife and I had the unique privilege of being a part of a weekend with these two men.  I am stilling pondering the conversations.  I will try to write on more of this soon, but here is a visual beginning: Poet and Pastor: Christian Wiman & Eugene Peterson from Laity Lodge on … Continue reading Christian Wiman & Eugene Peterson

“as wave upon wave rolls in, breaks on the beach, and sinks away in the endless gray water; eternally one and ever another…life is but a moment before the ancient, primal sea.  And we are unable to turn our gaze away, for hours on end we stare over the foamy crests, outward – to where? … Continue reading Of Sea, and Sunsets, and a Land without Time

An apology for the recent lack of content here, I propose to post more soon.  We shall see if that actually happens. I have recently come across a remarkable book that I must recommend, with caution: It is generally recognized that approximately one third of our adult years will be spent working.  Given this, it … Continue reading Review: The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work

Here is something entirely existential for your consideration:“Look again at that dot. That's here. That's home. That's us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives. The aggregate of our joy and suffering, thousands of confident religions, ideologies, and economic … Continue reading Pale Blue Dot

Apple has recently developed a commercial that is simply brilliant, and quotes from Whitman's poem, "Oh Me!, Oh Life!".  There is far more going on here than selling IPads.  These lines were penned more than a century ago, and yet, seem so fresh and current to our world.  The questions asked here are deep and … Continue reading Whitman, "Oh Me!, Oh Life!"