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No Dead Space Allowed
As a young impressionable worship pastor, one of the first hard lessons I learned from my Pastor was to “fill in the dead spaces”. For…
Why Kalien? Why Now?
As I struggle mightily with the two—what seems to be—inevitable presidential candidates for the upcoming election for President of the United States, I feel a…
True Love is Rare, True Friendship is Rarer. Three Essential Qualities of A Priceless Friend.
One of the great revelations of my life is coming to full consciousness (to wholeness) by facing my contradictions, making friends with my mistakes and…
A Real-Life (But Very Short) Fairy Tale by Randy Elrod (aka Elrond) #Kalien
(with apologies to J.R.R. Tolkien and F. Scott Fitzgerald) In Two of Two Thousand, a man named Elrond dreamed of a place in the Misty…
Some Impromptu Thoughts This Snowy Day at Kalien
As I write, I’m snuggled in my artist cabin The Hawk’s Nest in the Appalachian mountains surrounded on all sides by the a snowfall that most…
Home At Last
For the past fourteen years I have located a lot of my dreams in a place to be called Kalien. Many times it felt like…
I Am Stunned By What Has Happened The Past Two Days
31 people have now given to help “Build The First Kalien Retreat Cabin.” That is not many people considering the thousands of people I have…
The Lost Art of the Long Walk
On average, we are awake for 15 hours each day and at least 10 of those precious hours are spent on our ever-broadening behinds. We consume…
The Amazing Story of Kalien
In 2002, burned out and struggling to find my soul working as a Creative Arts Pastor in one of America’s largest megachurches, I first dreamed of creating a space where encouragement…
Ten Observations After Nine Months In The Wilderness (#8 Will Probably Shock You)
1) Less But Better—I am learning to filter through my activities, friends, needs, longings, and opportunities in order to select only those that are truly…
A Few Honest Thoughts On My Third Wedding Anniversary
This girl (a little trivia—she is a champion equestrian and English show jumper)) came into my life over twenty-two years ago as a platonic friend.…
What is The Hawks Nest and Kalien?
Every day I’m asked these questions via social networks. “What are you up to now?” “What is the Hawk’s Nest?” “What is Kalien?” Well, I’m glad…
What To Do If You Are A Pastor/Christian Leader On The Ashley Madison List—Another Viewpoint
I just read a list of things to do if you are on the Ashley Madison list by a popular Christian leader and blogger. In my…
So You Think Its Sexy To Move To The Wild?—A Few Funny Stories
Most of us fantasize about leaving the worries and cares of civilization one day and escaping to a cabin in the wilderness. Sounds so sexy doesn’t it?…