Recently, I (Gary Alan) had to come to terms with the fact that my anxiety levels were off the charts. Not only was I easily triggered by a social media post or the latest email…

The natural world, in all its sacred wildness, is the primary revelation of God. Look around. Everything you see is sacred. Consider the lilies of the field, the birds of the air, the…

Life has become strange, different, and, in some ways, unrecognizable since the pandemic struck. Have you felt it? With most of us staying home and telecommuting instead of physically commuting, it almost seems…

Dear friends,

Last summer, my wife and I planted a Hawthorn tree in our backyard. When the September heat gave way to October freezes, she shed her leaves in preparation for braving what turned out to be one of…