Ripples of Brokenness In my last post I looked at how human choice to reject God’s purpose would send life on earth in a skewed direction...

Walking The Same Ground 8 “Friends, Neighbors, and Acquaintances” In the next few chapters of Walking The Same Ground, I want to relate a...

“Neighboring” Although its is still done occasionally today, it used to be common practice for ranchers to move cattle from one pasture...

Eden Shattered In my last post I attempted to unwrap the Imagery of the Genesis creation story of the Bible. I believe it is a window...

In the Image of God In Matthew 25, Jesus said that the kingdom of God (the purpose of God) has been since the creation of the world....

Clara Mary Reida was a rancher, a teacher, a mentor, and a friend. She died peacefully in her sleep on March 19, 2023. On Saturday May 13...

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

The Alpha and Omega Over the years, many people have said to me, “the Bible contradicts itself.” And I tell them, “Of course it does. If...

Walking The Same Ground 5 “Old Fences, Old Cabins, and Rhubarb” Over the years I have probably removed, repaired, and rebuilt at least a...

The Warp and the Woof The Bible I have used for several decades is marked, smudged, and ripped. The first several chapters of Genesis...

Walking The Same Ground 4 “Cars, and Jeeps, and Trucks,, Oh My!” Tucked away in old barns, sheds, and on vacant lots of Custer County was...

A Day's Portion for a Day's Need Some would say that the Bible is merely a collection of old stories written by old men, it doesn’t need...

Walking in the Middle of the Road Recently I read Anne Applebaum’s book, Twilight of Democracy, the Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism....

Walking The Same Ground 3 “Home” Custer County has changed in the last half century. There are five times more people (from 1000 to...

Footprints of a Traveler The Bible has played and important part in my journey of faith, however, I don’t see it or use it in the way...

Totally Awesome Charlie Brown and Linus are sitting together at “the wall”: Charlie Brown (holding his head in his hands): “I hate to see...

A Day of Small Things Lucy, Schroeder, and Charlie Brown are lying on a hillside on a beautiful summer day. The conversation goes...

Walking The Same Ground 2 “A Westcliffe Education” It was March of 1974, the weekend we saw our first movie at the Jones Theatre, a new...

WALKING THE SAME GROUND “COMMUNITY” A couple of years ago some friends said to me, “you know, there are books about the mining and...

I am not a news watching, news listening, or news reading fanatic, but at times I do indulge in the various media: CNN, FOX, TIME,...