Matthew 18…The disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who, then, is the greatest in the kingdom of God?” He called a little child to him,...

I wish that I could take credit for this post, but I will just be sharing the insights of others. I won’t comment on these here, but if...

Breakfast in a Small Town This chapter of Walking the Same Ground doesn’t actually begin in Westcliffe, the Valley, or Custer County at...

Walking the Same Ground “Blizzards and Bus Trips” Some years ago, blizzards with blowing snow, zero visibility, huge drifts, and roads...

Wilderness Faith One informal definition, from the Oxford dictionary, of the word sermon is, A long or tedious admonition or reproof; a...

Solitude and Wilderness All heaven and earth are still—though not in sleep, But breathless, as we grow when feeling most; And silent, as...

Circles of Life—Part 2 My last post in Reflections of Faith, spoke of circles as a pattern woven into creation. This is evident from the...

Remembering A Few Valley Families One day, Ben Kettle and I were talking about how several people who grew up in the Valley, never...

Generation Gap?? The past several weeks, Barb and I have been watching a television series called A Million Little Things. It is about...

Circles of Life I hope you will forgive me for some repetition, but I feel that I need to revisit a few things in order to introduce this...

Scrap Piles, Bone Piles, Local ranches once offered a visual lesson in Valley history. Today, it might be called junk, and some would set...

A Long Road Home In our world of shortcuts, soundbites, and sermonettes, I realize that this post is somewhat long. I tried to shorten...

Old buildings have always fascinated me. Although unreadable, etched into the wood and stone are the memories and stories of generations...

The Kingdoms of Man Religion Maybe at this point, a few disclaimers might be in order. I am not a literalist, or a dispensationalist. I...

“Thinking of Simpler Times” Since I believe that faith and life are inseparable, Some of what I say on this blog in “Reflexions of Faith”...

Walking the Same Ground 10 “A Few More Friends, Neighbors, and Acquaintances” Earl and Dortha (Dot) Cress ranched below the Pines Road...

The Kingdoms of Man Economy Many people dismiss the Bible on the grounds that it is contradictory and outdated. If it is to be taken as...

Westcliffe Community United Methodist Church: 100 Years In The Valley Last Sunday afternoon, I spoke at the 100th anniversary of the...

The Kingdoms of Man Government (Politics) In my last several posts, I have been exploring the imagery of the Genesis creation story as a...

2023 I am thankful to be an American and to live in this country which holds such great potential for good, however, as we approach the...