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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...
Remembering the Keys
When I was six years old, my mom claimed an old upright piano that a local elementary school was giving away and signed me up for lessons....
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...
It’s Not Too Late
This week I’ve been wrestling (again) with one of the most difficult stories I’ve ever heard. A couple weeks ago I reflected on a Bible story about...
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....
Making Room
I have been thinking a lot this week about hospitality. In my home growing up, our family’s out-of-town guests slept on a pullout sofa in the den,...
What Makes You Super
Though superhero sagas aren’t usually my thing, I really enjoyed the new “Wonder Woman” movie. What I appreciated about most about this movie (aside from off-the-charts female...
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...
The Long Haul
Earlier this month I signed up for a 14.6-mile hike, even though I haven’t hiked a distance of more than a few miles in over a decade....
More Than In-N-Out
I used to love to fly. Not so much anymore. I spent my formative years living in Britain, so I have many friends and “family” in the...