my journal still smells like campfire...

Sun through trees, over trees, lighting morning
pulling steam and mirroring mountain
on the pane of the lake.
Trembled--and the mountain shudders,
shadows, shimmers.

Slowly squinted eyes, stillness & imagination re-
clarify and remind my mind.
Re-flection, re-fraction,
obscures the unobscured.

I thought about the mountain in the morning. The mountain on the water. Real or not real? I got annoyed at my philosophical-ness. And yet, I kept coming back to the thought.

Yes. The reflection is real.
Yes. It can be moved, it is not sturdy.

I'm thinking...is this the kind of authority Jesus has given us over mountains?

a story of the kingdom

Long ago, 

at many times and in many ways,

God spoke to our fathers by the prophets.

But in these last days he has spoken to us by a Son

(whom he appointed the heir of all things)

(through whom he also created the world).

He is the radiance of the glory of God,

the exact imprint of his being,

holding the universe together by his powerful word.

After he had made purification for sins,

he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high...

from Hebrews 1 (combined ESV, NIV, RSV translations)

Ah ha! This is our story! This is what shapes our today! This is our King, our God! Don't forget it!

a rich, rich trip

Showing David the home where Christina and I lived.

Together with the Jackson family at one of my favorite places.

A meal David can't stop thinking about.

Beautiful family, good commercial :)

Hope and future.

Reflecting.

Kind of like Coca-Cola...

Our sister, Mana.

Light.

Mateja translating for David.

Zvonko baptizing Ana.

And a most beautiful sight--disciples making disciples.








Other wonders...
Meeting babies and seeing new parents.
Visiting people long loved.
Experiencing God's continuous and powerful movement.












 All over the world the gospel is bearing fruit and growing. Just as it has been doing among you from the first day you heard it until now... (Colossians)