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.
Using Dreams in Spiritual Direction
Working with my own dreams, I’ve learned better ways of engaging with difficult people, grown in my practices of prayer and discovered methods for healthier and holistic living.
Working with my own dreams, I’ve learned better ways of engaging with difficult people, grown in my practices of prayer and discovered methods for healthier and holistic living.
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
What would have happened if we did not have that video?
What would have happened if we did not have that video?
Is Religion Changing?
I believe speaking to matters of Social Justice, Economic disparity, and Environmental degradation are indeed consistent with a faithful biblical religion, indeed consistent with other religions as well including Buddhism, Islam, and Judaism.
I believe speaking to matters of Social Justice, Economic disparity, and Environmental degradation are indeed consistent with a faithful biblical religion, indeed consistent with other religions as well including Buddhism, Islam, and Judaism.
The Tragedy of Gun Violence
Owning automatic weapons designed solely for use in warfare strikes me as irresponsible, dangerous for society, and wrong. Full Stop.
Owning automatic weapons designed solely for use in warfare strikes me as irresponsible, dangerous for society, and wrong. Full Stop.
Jesus and the Disinherited
Howard Thurman's book "Jesus and the Disinherited" is a small and readable guide to the experience, perspective, and theology behind the Civil Rights movement of the 1950s and 60s.
Howard Thurman’s book “Jesus and the Disinherited” is a small and readable guide to the experience, perspective, and theology behind the Civil Rights movement of the 1950s and 60s.
A Spirituality of Poetic Dreaming
Ferlinghetti's commitment to free speech and a small publishing house opened up a kind of democracy of thought in our nation and my soul.
Ferlinghetti’s commitment to free speech and a small publishing house opened up a kind of democracy of thought in our nation and my soul.