For as long as I can remember, I have always loved music. As a child, my brothers joked that their only indication that I did not have Attention Deficit Disorder was when I’d lay in front of the stereo listening to Beatles albums for hours at a time. A song sometimes instantly connects me to a specific feeling or moment in life. Other times a song simply grabs...

This past year, I lost what I thought was the love of my life. I’m coming up on the anniversary of that ending. And at 56, with no job, no kids, no significant other, I’ve spent mostly what has felt like wasted time ruminating on what I’ve lost in life. However, the cumulation of disappointment, fear, lack of control and clinging to people and...

It has been a while since my last entry, but that does not mean I have been without thought on the subject of God, creation and our purpose. In my past musings,  I turned to the Bible and Christianity for clues to our mystical purpose and our relationship with God, primarily through my cultural biases and upbringings but also challenged popular beliefs about prayer...

Cross Country 2011

By Jeff Skop on May 26, 2011 in Cross Country Trips | 35 comments

In 2000, 2001, and 2002, I was able to take Cross Country trips, each memorable in their own way as I headed Westward. On May 28th, 2011, I again headed out on a Cross Country trip, but this time my journey began  in Seattle, heading East to Atlanta where I spent time with my family. Below I’ve charted my journey with photos and a travel map. Please read the...

March 8th, 2011 – A lot has been on my mind lately, so I decided to try to put it to words after seeing a post from a friend who was asking for prayer advise. Ultimately, I did not send this to my new friend, even though I wrote my response as if writing to someone else. The intent of the letter is to unwrap my own thoughts regarding prayer and not advice to...