I saw a lot of Jesus in the old European churches I visited last month. Sad to say, in church after church, Jesus was almost always dead or dying. Read more.
religion and spirituality
I’m a Studs Terkel Wannabe — He Captured American Voices
It was Studs Terkel’s oral histories that inspired me to record the voices of Americans talking about God. Read more.
At Orinda Books: The Author Talked — And So Did the Audience
It was an afternoon of lively interaction between author, audience, and Sister Barbara Hazzard, who read from the story she tells in “Wrestling with God.” Read more.
Now’s the Time to Order “Wrestling with God” — And Read My Lake Michigan Story
If you haven’t done it yet, now’s the time to order “Wrestling with God” — don’t miss the story of me on the beach at Lake Michigan. Read more.
The San Juan Islands Ecosystems: The Woods Are Alive — And So Are the Meadows and Beaches
So many San Juan Islands ecosystems can coexist on a single island that an afternoon’s walk can take you to beach, forest, wetland, meadow. Read more.
A Patch of Fireweed in the Northwest — What Color Are Those Blossoms? Do I Need to Know?
I couldn’t make up my mind about that tall stand of fireweed I saw growing on the edge of a woodlet in the Pacific Northwest last summer. Were those blossoms purple? Blue? Pink? Or what? Read more.
San Juan Islands Flora: Or, I Cling, Therefore I Am
We cling. We cling to stuff. We cling to moments in time. On vacation last summer I clung to the verdant San Juan Islands flora. Read more.