by Bruce McIntyre | Aug 16, 2013 | Spiritual Stuff
My wife and I have been to the Grand Ole Opry three times over the years. While we are not especially big country music fans, it is an impressive show. And we have found the same dynamics in play with each visit. 1. The stars we are familiar with typically delight the...
by Bruce McIntyre | Jul 31, 2013 | Spiritual Stuff
With my energy and spiritual reserves running low, I knew that some time on one of my favorite trails would refill my tank. Last week, my feet finally hit the trail around Lake Placid at Chickasaw State Park near Henderson, Tennessee. At about 5:55 a.m., no one was...
by Bruce McIntyre | Jul 16, 2013 | Spiritual Stuff
This week in 1969, Apollo 11 launched from Cape Canaveral, orbited the moon, and its lunar module Eagle landed on the surface of the moon. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin did a little pre-Michael Jackson moonwalk, and Armstrong uttered those indelible words,...
by Bruce McIntyre | Jun 27, 2013 | Spiritual Stuff
The morning air already felt hot and sticky as I sat under my pergola, listening to the fountain and some chattering from a strange looking bird. Staring into the distance attempting to wake up, I noticed our outside cat, Pepper, scamper up the fence. For at least 10...
by Bruce McIntyre | May 17, 2013 | Spiritual Stuff
Hanging from a red plum leaf… After an early morning May rain… Reflecting the warm light of the sun… Poised to drop, but clinging to the leaf. In the midst of spiritual reflection following a labrynth walk, I sat in a church garden area,...
by Bruce McIntyre | May 13, 2013 | Spiritual Stuff
Hiking in the woods after a soaking rain at Robbers Cave State Park near Wilburton, OK, I listened. Raindrops melodically plinked and dripped from the leaves onto the leaf covered forest floor. In the distance, a woodpecker drilled away. A symphony of birds...
