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Chris Chase
This Life’s Gift
As usual I find myself scrambling to consider gifts for this gift giving season. I have been given any number of ideas online and from TV advertisement....
Tree People
I can’t say that I have ever watched many of Tyler Perry’s films, even as popular as they are. However, when Tyler Perry decided to leave Hollywood...
That Was Good Preaching
I was pleased to have the unexpected opportunity to attend a black Baptist church in Sacramento this past Sunday. I have to confess while I am an...
More Than A Facade
One of the biggest events in a summer of big events was that my family moved to Vallejo. As I haven’t been in this “Up Bay” city...
Producing Courage
Those men and women who have felt that they have a special call to a monastic life have always been of interest to me. I am certain...
The Grand Adventure
“There’s a spider in here! I am going to die!,” was the scream from the back of the rather large rental vehicle. “Yes,” yelled the other three...
The Water Cycle
It is easy to forget in our world of technological and medical advances that the ancients could be quite advanced for their time and history. The great...
The Thin Places
There is a passage in the Quran that informs Muslims that Allah is closer to humans than their jugular vein. In Japanese Buddhism there is a wonderful...
The Dancing Bus of Mull
One of the most sacred places I have had the good fortune to visit is the Island of Iona, which sits off the west coast of Scotland....
On the Move
Well…we are moving again. “We” in this instance is not a reference to Braid but to the Chase family. We have moved several times over the years...