Most people are doing the best they can with what they have and who they are.
Holy Curiosity
I’ll stick with my premise that curiosity and wonder are the keys to the kingdom for a life rich and rewarding.
I’ll stick with my premise that curiosity and wonder are the keys to the kingdom for a life rich and rewarding.
Death May Be a Gift of Life
Death is not something to run from, hide from, or pretend does not exist. Instead, death and grief are to be engaged.
Death is not something to run from, hide from, or pretend does not exist. Instead, death and grief are to be engaged.
Ask a Better Question
As we witness the decline of the institutional expression of religion, maybe we are also seeing a resurgence of the original meaning of religion.
As we witness the decline of the institutional expression of religion, maybe we are also seeing a resurgence of the original meaning of religion.
Why We Still Need Lent and Ash Wednesday
I recognize that many people have been hurt by the Christian church and the inappropriate and harmful ways it has communicated concepts of sin, confession, and repentance.
I recognize that many people have been hurt by the Christian church and the inappropriate and harmful ways it has communicated concepts of sin, confession, and repentance.
How Do I Pray?
It’s a question worth answering.
It’s a question worth answering.
You Walk on Holy Ground
Maybe Tolkien had it right, and the trees are alive. Ah, what we could discover on a stop for a conversation.
Maybe Tolkien had it right, and the trees are alive. Ah, what we could discover on a stop for a conversation.
An Inner and an Outer Journey
The challenge for all of us is seeing that at our core, we are all vulnerable sinner/saints carrying around a backpack of stuff from our own and the collective underground.
The challenge for all of us is seeing that at our core, we are all vulnerable sinner/saints carrying around a backpack of stuff from our own and the collective underground.
Birth in the Dark of Night
The season of Advent is a paradox of darkness and light symbolism.
The season of Advent is a paradox of darkness and light symbolism.
Varieties of the Spiritual
Have you ever had an experience where you sensed you were in the presence of God?
Have you ever had an experience where you sensed you were in the presence of God?
Citizens of Two Realms
Through story, cinema, dreams, the arts, meditation, folktales, and such, I'll describe ways people can connect with the larger story of life.
Through story, cinema, dreams, the arts, meditation, folktales, and such, I’ll describe ways people can connect with the larger story of life.
What’s Going to Happen to the Institutional Church?
This decline that took up speed in the Covid-19 era has been in place for some time.
This decline that took up speed in the Covid-19 era has been in place for some time.
The Power of Contemplative Prayer
Contemplative prayer roots us in mystical traditions.
Contemplative prayer roots us in mystical traditions.
911 the 2021 Emergency Call
Climate change is, in my opinion, our number one crisis. It’s an environmental, economic and spiritual crisis.
Climate change is, in my opinion, our number one crisis. It’s an environmental, economic and spiritual crisis.
Is Religion Headed for Extinction?
Ask an Ally: If religion won't adapt to our evolving world, doesn't it deserve to die out as a cultural expression of faith?
Ask an Ally: If religion won’t adapt to our evolving world, doesn’t it deserve to die out as a cultural expression of faith?
The George Floyd Anniversary
Martin Luther King Jr. reminded us that the arc of justice curves slowly. Slowly indeed.
Martin Luther King Jr. reminded us that the arc of justice curves slowly. Slowly indeed.