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February 2023

February 28, 2023

Where Are You in the Hero’s Journey and Who are Your Wisdom Teachers?

For the past several years, I've used the phrase "wisdom teachers." In general, my working...

February 14, 2023

Another Way for Christians to Understand Love Outside of Commodification and Hallmark Cards

We have turned love into a commodity. This is why we discuss it as something...

October 2022

October 06, 2022

Who Are Your Wisdom Teachers?

I can think of a few in my personal life – the folks who I've...

October 03, 2022

Are You In the Unknown of Disillusionment?

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

August 2022

August 04, 2022

Who Can I Listen to for Support and Guidance?

We live in a society that breathes stress and anxiety. From the constant deadlines of...

August 01, 2022

A Lesson on How to Support Those Who Are Grieving

So many of us don’t really know what to do with death. We’d prefer to...

July 2022

July 25, 2022

Free Tool: Find Wisdom When You Need It

So much of my spirituality is connected to the teachings of the mystics and elders...

July 18, 2022

What Do I Mean When I Say “God?”

It has been a long time since the word "God," for me, referred to a...

July 11, 2022

What Does it Mean to Sink into our Depths?

About a month ago, I shared this hugely impactful story from my life. This is...

July 10, 2022

3 Wisdom Teachings that Help Me Grieve

A few months ago I wrote a piece detailing the wisdom teachers who have...

June 2022

June 30, 2022

Pastoring, Re-wilding God, and the Contemplative Path

It’s a strange thing to be connected with so many Christian clergy and yet have...

June 06, 2022

The Simple Quote from James Finley That Brought Me to My Depths

(UPDATE: My book, Unmasking the Inner Critic: Lessons for Living an Unconstricted Life has now been...

May 2022

May 16, 2022

Mary Oliver and the Question of ‘Good Enough’

I sat in the room looking back and forth between my color-coded spreadsheet and my...

May 12, 2022

What Are You Clinging To? Mary Oliver and the Practice of Letting Go

Where do you carry tension in your body? For as long as I can remember,...

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 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...

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 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 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...

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