More-Than-Human Kin

  • A Coyote Paradox

    During the warm days of early spring a coyote settled into an irrigation culvert near the barn.  Whelping soon afterwards, she did a good job of keeping quiet and us unaware.  Until, that is, we began running irrigation water.  All of a sudden,… Continue reading

    A Coyote Paradox

  • The Unveiling

    Pasture grass glistened from last night’s rain.  As she circled, her amnionic sac protruded, then vanished.  She laid back down.  Head up, she chewed cud and rested.  Overhead clouds broke.  Angled light shafts scattered across the valley. Standing again she walked a few feet, looked… Continue reading

    The Unveiling

  • Everyday Christ

    When I think of the second Sunday of Advent I tend towards thinking of place.  Whether it is the traveling return to Bethlehem or a John of wilderness, the place of life intrigues.  Place, be it the straw, feed, and animals of… Continue reading

    Everyday Christ

  • Church in Conflict: Disciples Struggle with Indigenous

    The following was written as a Position Paper to the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) A hint of afternoon heat whispers behind the cool morning air.  Late spring has a way of saying what was and what is.  We sit beneath a… Continue reading

    Church in Conflict: Disciples Struggle with Indigenous