Teaching

A few years ago I was invited to address a congregation on the north end of Seattle. The largely young and ethnic audience appealed to me, and the church was almost within walking

I have always had a fondness for remote places — empty deserts, alpine lakes, uninhabited islands, underground caverns. Not only does solitude have a wonderful capacity to drain the hidden wells of stress, but

The industrial town of Rjukan is nestled deep in an alpine valley that creases Norway’s rugged Telemark county. For much of the year, it is also a popular tourist destination owing to