Hiking the C2C from Corvallis to the Coast
This spring, my friend and I spent six days hiking 60 miles from the Willamette Valley over the Oregon coast range to the Pacific Ocean. I kept a journal. Here it is—but first, some notes. …
Tag: pain
Pain Does Not Teach
We’ve got this notion that people — kids, especially — need to suffer a little bit when they do something wrong, so that next time, they’ll think, “Last time I suffered. I don’t think I’ll do that again.”
Jesus Year: Crucifixion
The other day we went for a drive toward Mount Hood. I was feeling sick, so I stayed in the car when the family got out to explore the woods in the snow. But they were …
Loneliness
Why do I imagine blogging would help with the loneliness? It’s not a conscious thought, more an impulse. Open the browser. Find a beautiful photo. Create something—maybe something other people will find. Something that will …
Relax, and Go
I see in myself a holding back. I see in myself a constriction, an inability to relax and experience … a fear. Of what am I afraid? That if I let go, nothing will be. That if …