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Sign—Post
no hunting, no trespassing? why do I assume it was not “Welcome”
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Not Probable, But Believable
December 27, 2015 Snow crunched as we walked to the truck. Christmas morning, 5:30am, 4 degrees, and a full moon had the landscape glimmering and welcoming in mystical, frozen sort of way. Little is like the sharpness stars take on when the air crackles. Thus an unexpected gift, I gave no thought to fifteen minutes…
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Evenings of Lefsa, Pozole, And Black Eye Peas
December 20, 2015 When fall reaches the latter days of December life in the valley is more winter than autumn. Days are noticeably shorter than a month ago. Temperature highs are two layers of long sleeves and a vest on warm days; all that and a coat, hood, and gloves—and there is still a chill…
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Gate
after days of snow warm wind and rain come breath of sky
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Prayer & “God Isn’t Fixing This”
December 5, 2015 God Isn’t Fixing This and that is freaking people out. **** Last Sunday, like many pastors, I stood before a congregation asked what folk were joyful about and what they were concerned about. A few joys, a few concerns, and Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood—seems like a long time ago now, doesn’t it?—were…
Chewing the Cud 