by Gary Taylor | Mar 6, 2017 | Blog, grace, Truck
For my 49th birthday I will… Celebrate the One who gave me breath. Eat poorly, like I have for the previous 48 years. Go to work at a job that doesn’t feel like work or a job. Hug my family. Dream of what might be, could be, hopefully will be. Live fully present in...
by Gary Taylor | Feb 19, 2017 | Blog, Brokenness, grace, Overwhelmed, Vulnerable
I have a hard time letting go. And it could save your life. My right hand has 2 fingers that are permanently bent as the result of falling off a ladder a few years ago. I’ll put my keys in my pocket, for example, but the key ring often loops around one of my...
by Gary Taylor | Jan 22, 2017 | Blog, Creation, grace, sin, Vulnerable
A chattering, babbling creek. Stagnant, marshy pools teeming with tadpoles. Coarse sand. Weathered, smoothed stones. Weeds. Wildflowers. Random bursts of color smattered against a canvas of multiple shades of green. Tall, sprawling trees. Fallen trees, still...
by Gary Taylor | Jan 16, 2017 | Blog, Community, Creation, Cross, grace, sin, transformation, Vulnerable
My computer wouldn’t connect to the internet. As you know, pretty much everything we use a computer for relies on an internet connection. I sorta panicked. Really. I grew increasingly frustrated that I couldn’t connect, and therefore couldn’t get...
by Gary Taylor | Dec 30, 2016 | Blog, grace, habits, transformation
The following is the record of my non-surgical journey from 48-year old white guy to middle-aged Asian woman. This remarkable transformation was first brought to my attention when traveling through the Spokane airport. Like everyone else shuffling slowly through...
by Gary Taylor | Dec 25, 2016 | Blog, grace, habits, Journaling, transformation
When you have done something 6,864 times, it becomes a deeply ingrained habit. In 1994, I bought a combination padlock. I carried it back and forth from the gym for 22 years. The combination: 23-12-27. I estimate that I dialed that combination 6,864 times over those...
At the age of 32 I married my best friend, Beth. Thirteen years later we are blessed with two very energetic kids - Jack (12) and Calleigh (9). My wife is a ridiculously good cook who loves hosting dinners in our home, and then I go to the gym to work off the calories. I am an avid reader who appreciates contemplative, Spiritual conversations shared over a cup of coffee. Hobbies and interests include reading and writing, journaling, working out, and St. Louis Cardinal’s baseball. More 