Serrated

The knife’s edge of a leaf on this tree within the San Gabriel mountains looks more imposing than it really is. While coming back to trek this path a number of times, this overhanging limb remained in place season after season.

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☩ U.S. Military Veteran, Electrical Engineer, Pepperdine MBA, and M.A. in Theological Studies. This site brings together reflections on theology, literature, and vocation, with attention to scripture, classical texts, patristic thought, and the enduring principles that inform faith and practice.

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