Top 10 Posts 0f 2025
Deep Calls to Deep Year-End Top Ten
I am counting down the Top 10 Most Read Posts this year. Before we jump to the excitement, make sure you pick up mybook Deep Calls to Deep: Meditations for Your Spiritual Journey, Vol. 1, which is available now (Amazon | Viewpoint | Barnes and Noble) and the ideal Christmas gift for your friends and family. And now, here are posts 6 through 10.
#10 - The Boulder That Moved Me
The Boulder that Moved Me
I was recently invited to speak to the local Sierra Club in Columbus about my backpacking adventures and experiences in the western United States.
#9 - The Little Girl’s Question
The Little Girl’s Question
The teacher moderated one last question from the hundred or so fifth-graders sitting in front of me. She pointed at a little girl with her patient arm raised high.
#8- Go West, Young Man!
Go West, Young Man!
The farthest west I had traveled until 2006, when I was 32 years old, was Nebraska. Looking at my pictures and hearing my backpacking stories now, you’d have a hard time believing it took me so long to cross the Continental Divide.
#7- When Branches Grow Wild
#6- The Hidden Infection
The Hidden Infection
A good friend of mine was cleaning out his car. As he reached under one of the seats, a plastic fork pierced his hand. Like most guys, he simply wiped off the blood and kept working. Once he finished, he went inside and washed his hands, thinking nothing more of it.
Deep Calls to Deep: Meditations for Your Spiritual Journey, Vol. 1
I have spent the last two and a half years pouring my heart into something I hope will resonate with yours. I am beyond excited to share with you Deep Calls to Deep: Meditations for Your Spiritual Journey, Vol. 1. This book is the culmination of my reflections during the tumultuous times of the 2020 pandemic and beyond. The book consists of seventy-seve…