Thank you, dear God, for this good life and forgive us if we do not love it enough. Thank you for the rain. And thank you for the chance to wake up in three …
Before I Write: Five Things
Reading and participating in social media "forums" is a favorite pastime. It's a good way to learn, laugh and network with others who have similar interests. I …
Monotony’s Glory
We all try to camouflage the monotony, but it takes a lot of energy - to insist on being special all the time, when we’re so much alike one another anyway. Our …
My Top 40 Pilgrim Playlist
Let it Rain Michael W. Smith Oh Happy Day The …
The Power of Arrival
Distance changes utterly when you take the world on foot. A mile becomes a long way, two miles literally considerable, ten miles whopping, fifty miles at the …
Cold and Sick. Sick and Cold.
“Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good …
My Camino Family
“The only rock I know that stays steady, the only institution I know that works, is the family.” ~ Lee Iacocca “A man that hath friends must show himself …
A Lavish Lesson in Grace
(Blogger's Note: In the hiking community, a side trail, or spur, is a footpath that wanders off the main trail and simply leads to another …
Clean Slate: A Vision
In Spring 2009, my depression reached critical mass. I hadn't worked at a real job for six months, carried some heavy relational baggage, and the truth is, I …
Cruz Ferro: Leaving Hurt Behind. Ultreia.
“As far as the east is from the west, so far hath He removed our transgressions from us.” ~ Psalm 103:12 There are certain things you don’t think much …
You Can’t Depend on Church People
For most of last year, and up until just a few weeks ago this year, Dana and I attended a small, denominational church just two blocks down the road …
Becoming Tim
“The friend is the man who knows all about you, and still likes you.” ~Elbert Hubbard In 2000, Harvard political scientist Robert Putnam wrote and …
40 Beds in 40 Nights … or … Know Your MATL
“I may look calm, but in my head I’ve killed you three times.” ~ unknown philosopher The hiking/walking/pilgrim community is a fairly tight-knit group …
The Meseta: A Long Walk Across Nothing
“There is something else I am after out here in the wild. I am searching for an even more elusive prey … something that can only be found through the help of …
Let it Rain
They're calling it the Maya Express. Everything has to have a name today. We assign personalities to the most intangible stuff now. But I actually …
It’s Not About Us
(Blogger's Note: This is the third video blog post in a series about pursuing our purpose. It's a short, simple point, but central to …
He Called Me a WHAT?
“In the end, everyone can understand themselves only. You are the only one to which you never have to explain what you mean. Everything else is …
Pursuing Your Purpose: Getting Started
(Blogger's Note: This is the second in a series of videos discussing the pursuit of our purpose.) https://youtu.be/OUMoEurRhOw …
Trump, the Bible & Fear
These are three thoughts, any of which could be a valid post on its own. Unfortunately, I'm already behind today, so I'm taking the quick route out. With the …
Video Series Intro: The Lens of a Different Eye
(Blogger's Note: This is the first in a new series of short videos I'll occasionally publish on the blog. Please feel free to share your own …