Water in Excelsis
The attached is a thought-provoking musing on the wonder of wine from “The Supper of the Lamb”, a book written by Robert Capon, an Episcopalian priest and passionate chef.
Metamorphosis
Last summer my wife and I were witnesses to a miracle of metamorphosis; the transformation of caterpillars into butterflies. We had accidentally discovered a small number of newly hatched swallowtail caterpillars . . .
Wonders of Nature
Around 1940 Edward Hughson, my great grandfather, wrote to my mother, Mary, and aunt, Helen, a series of poems about his observations of nature in the backyard of his home called “Hilltop Farm” in the Oakland Hills.
Mystical Murmuration
I remember a few years ago when I saw a video of a murmuration of starlings I was amazed. The beauty, harmony, and grace of tens of thousands of these birds gathering in flight in perfect synchronization left me in absolute awe of the God of creation . . .
Is Your God Too Small?
In the introduction of J.B. Phillips book, Your God Is Too Small, Phillips writes: “If it is true that there is Someone in charge of the whole mystery of life and death, we can hardly expect to escape a sense of futility and frustration until we begin to see what He is like and what His purposes are.” . . .
He That Planted the Ear, Shall He Not Hear?
Human beings are incomprehensibly complex creatures, composed of 30-40 trillion cells of 200 different types; each cell performing a unique function that collectively keep the human body running efficiently. Included in our bodies are a number of organs, one of which is the amazing ear . . .
Finding God’s Fingerprints
C.S. Lewis once wrote, “The Supernatural is not remote. It is a matter of daily and hourly experience, as intimate as breathing. Denial of it depends on a certain absent-mindedness.” . . .
The Romance of a Loaf of Bread
A wonderful article published in 1988 in the NY Times by Robert Capon, a freelance writer and Episcopal priest, which inspired me to learn how to create a sour dough starter and bake sour dough loaves . . .