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April 04, 2022

Are Kids Actually the Future? Raising Up Elders in an Immature Culture

I stood at the art gallery, trying to understand what I was looking at. All...

March 2022

March 31, 2022

Sitting with the Teachings of Mystics: An Evening with Teresa of Ávila

When I was younger, I had several teachers who served as mentors for me -...

March 28, 2022

Slow Down, Wake Up, and Connect at 1-3 Miles Per Hour

A few years ago, I had the great fortune to meet and be guided in...

March 24, 2022

Lent as a Time of Great Disillusionment

As we enter the fourth week of the Lenten season, I’m being consistently reminded that...

March 21, 2022

Writing from the Spiritual Desert Where Doubt and Faith Coexist

A few months ago, I had the immense privilege to write a small piece for...

March 17, 2022

What is Healthy Religion? (Part 2)

In this post, I am continuing to think about what “healthy religion” might feel like...

March 14, 2022

What is Healthy Religion? (Part 1)

A few weeks ago, Keith Kristich published a post on Instagram that defined healthy religion...

March 10, 2022

Why I Don’t Go to Church and My Experience of Depth Deprivation

Over the past few years of leading workshops, I’ve been asked again and again why...

March 07, 2022

7 Books That Have Shaped My Spirituality

(UPDATE NOVEMBER 1, 2022: My book, Unmasking the Inner Critic: Lessons for Living an Unconstricted...

March 03, 2022

Uncovering the Name We Have Always Had with Richard Rohr

As John Shelby Spong helped me dismantle much of my belief system in the early...

March 02, 2022

A Quick Ash Wednesday Meditation

Creative Force, Help me to desire to know what you desire for me to...

February 2022

February 28, 2022

Teresa of Ávila and the Fruits of the Spiritual Journey: Activist in Nature

This is part three of my short series on Teresa of Ávila. You can read...

February 24, 2022

Teresa of Ávila’s Path into the Heart Cave

This is part two of my short series on Teresa of Ávila. You can read...

February 21, 2022

How Teresa of Ávila Teaches Us to Adventure into Ourselves

As we got Patmos up and running, I began to read the words of Christian...

February 17, 2022

“What Would It Look Like to Do That Better?” and the Evolution of My Spirituality

My brother and I stared through the front window of our house as we contemplated...

February 16, 2022

John Shelby Spong Helped Me to Lose Myself in the Unknown

When I “left the Church,” I’ll admit I didn’t get far. I spent a few...

February 14, 2022

Are Progressive Christians Just Democrats With God Language?

Growing up, social justice was always front and center in my faith community. When I...

February 10, 2022

Without Mystery, I Found My Home in Apathy

When I was young, my parents told me the Tooth Fairy was real. It led...

February 09, 2022

The Desire to Belong (and some thoughts on Hawaiian Bread)

My favorite part of liturgy has always been communion. When I was young, this...

February 07, 2022

The Foundations of My Deconstruction

During February, I’ll be exploring my own story with Progressive Christianity, with religion, and with...

February 03, 2022

A Teacher of Life Among Us

My earliest memories of church begin when my family and I moved to Spokane,...

January 2022

January 31, 2022

24 Wisdom Teachers Who Have Changed My Life

(UPDATE NOVEMBER 1, 2022: My book, Unmasking the Inner Critic: Lessons for Living an Unconstricted...

January 27, 2022

We All Need Teachers for the Spiritual Journey

As a high school teacher, I have the immense responsibility and privilege to mentor...

January 24, 2022

How to Practice Embodiment: The Right Sizing Practice

Many years ago I was on a retreat with a group of men here in...

January 20, 2022

HELD: blessings for the depths (Book Recommendation!)

Every once in a while, I stumble upon an organization or collective that opens me...

January 18, 2022

Living a Palms Up Life w/ Jenny Smith

At the beginning of 2020, I had the immense honor of speaking at the UMC...

January 13, 2022

How We Might Embody a Holistic Approach to Harm and Justice

A few weeks ago, I began to explore my evolving sense that an embodied spirituality...

January 12, 2022

Doing Small Things With Great Love in Our Community Spheres of Influence

I recently wrote about spheres of influence here. It will give more context for...

January 10, 2022

How We Can Embody Love in Our Personal Spheres of Influence

This is part one of a three-part series. You can find part two here and...

January 06, 2022

How Action and Contemplation Work in Us, According to Thomas Merton

In 2014, I joined a political campaign as a volunteer and committed to spending my...

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