Essays and spiritual reflections inspired by quality time in the wild.
Nothing will change your life faster than boldly facing, and surviving, a close encounter with certain death. Being a stubborn, hard-headed fellow of German descent, it took three near-fatal events to finally get my attention. The first was surviving the […]
It’s that time of year. Summer is halfway over and the freezer is almost empty. The fish and game I harvested last season are all but gone…filling me with a sense of urgency to get ready for the hunting season, […]
The late great Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen once began a presentation by saying, “You will never see a pig develop an ulcer!” After getting everyone’s attention with this rather strange statement, he went on to reflect on how our self-awareness, […]
As a life-long Christian and a guy whose professional background and training is in ministry, my life has been one that is deeply rooted in faith. From the moment I get up in the morning, till I hit the hay […]
Last year while driving through the high mountain desert of Eastern Oregon, the silence of the long, rather mundane journey was broken when a work associate asked the following question: “So what fills your bucket?” Though puzzled by the sudden […]
“Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls.” Jeremiah 6:16 For centuries upon centuries, the wilderness has been utilized as a […]
As I point out in my photography artist statement, my formal education is in the disciplines of philosophy and theology, and in fact, I worked in ministry full time for over a decade. While I’m a man of deep faith […]
During the summer of 2013, I spent a month or so in the isolated, remote wilderness of Uyak Bay, on the south end of Kodiak Island, Alaska. During one of those weeks, I ventured through the unforgiving terrain that surrounds […]
Throughout the centuries there have been many individuals who have left civilization behind and ventured deep into the wilderness for one reason or another. For most, especially those of our modern day, a stay in the wild is relatively short […]
From Hunter to Wildlife Photographer, and Back Again. As one who is firmly rooted in the worlds of both nature & wildlife photography, as well as the hunting, fishing, and subsistence living lifestyle, I’m often asked how I can on […]