Meeting

Silence is the divine ground of God.It holds all the elements needed for a new life to emerge in the form of sound.We find truth in the ground, not the words that arise from it.But spoken words do not interrupt the silence.They are expressions of the truth found there,whose roots remain planted in its fertileContinue reading “Meeting”

Excerpt from “Birding in the Face of Terror” — Act V

In this scene, Pedro is alone, heading out for his third tour of duty on an account that his company has been serving through the summer of 2001. It involves driving Chinese tourists from the Bay Area on grueling week-long excursions to various national parks in the Western states. (JP once racked up over 220Continue reading “Excerpt from “Birding in the Face of Terror” — Act V”

Birding in the Face of Terror

Fiction. Paperback, 398 pgs, apx 121,000 words. $20 via ND Media Bookstore; $18.95 via Barnes and Noble; Price varies via Amazon. E-book (downloadable PDF, Kindle, or Nook format) available for $2.99 via Amazon, Apple Books, Barnes and Noble, Kobo, and Book Locker. Release date: 19 June 2020 How would our lives be different if we could weather the storms of tragedy and loss withoutContinue reading “Birding in the Face of Terror”

A Call to All Nations

Christian friends: Jesus is within you –let Him out! Jewish friends: the Messiah is within you –let him out! Pagan friends: Goddess is within you –let her out! Muslim friends: Allah is knocking on your door –let Him out! Agnostic friends: Something is knocking on your door –let it out! Taoist friends: the Tao is within you,Continue reading “A Call to All Nations”