Category: Travel

This summer, when we were in central Colorado, I learned of a jasper mine that had been in the area and had not been worked in several decades.  I was reminded of a set of Anglican prayer beads I had made from jasper, turquoise, and silver beads.  Minerals like these come from mountains like these.  Human beings have the gifts that are necessary to transform raw material into many things that serve humanity, including my prayer beads. 

We are stewards of these treasures from the earth as well as the creative gifts that we have been given by our Creator God.  What we do with all the gifts is important to God and to the universe we are privileged to inhabit!

The Ute Indians were mystified by hot water flowing out of the earth adjacent to the frigid waters of the Colorado River. Because they couldn’t explain it, they considered the springs sacred. Today, we know that these waters are heated by lava 30,000 feet beneath the earth’s surface. However, that doesn’t make them any less sacred. For people of faith, that knowledge is another sign of the Creator’s hand at work, prompting us to accept the gift of this water and offer thanks to the Giver.

While making the video, I had to keep my voice low out of respect for the others who were bathing in this spring. That, coupled with the sound of the water, makes it a little difficult to hear. If you will turn up your volume it will help. RDP+

In this video from St. Elmo, high in the Colorado Rockies, I consider what a ghost town has to say about the transitory nature of life.

While observing the different trees in an aspen forest in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado, I had this epiphany about how the diversity of the forest ensures its long life.