Buddhist Catholic Contemplative Evangelical General Christian Hindu Jewish Latter-day Saint Muslim New Visions Progressive Christian

Beliefs

Topics

Columnists

Resource Library

Research Tools

Video

Podcasts

Thought Readers

Faith In Media Tracker

Newsletters

Ad-Free & Subscriber Log-In Subscription Support

Follow Patheos

Becoming Faithful Questioners and Social Poets

Home
Progressive Christian

Spiritual Formation

Select a Category Body Practices Book Recommendation Conversations Events Faithful Questioners Image of the Divine Social Poets Spiritual Practice Uncategorized Unmasking the Inner Critic Welcome Wisdom Teachers

Select a Month December 2023 November 2023 September 2023 August 2023 July 2023 June 2023 May 2023 April 2023 March 2023 February 2023 January 2023 December 2022 November 2022 October 2022 August 2022 July 2022 June 2022 May 2022 April 2022 March 2022 February 2022 January 2022 December 2021

January 2023

January 15, 2023

The Choice You Might be Making to Hide from a Meaning-Filled Life

Running on autopilot is a choice – kind of. There are two types of autopilot:...

January 13, 2023

3 Spiritual Development Opportunities for Progressive Exvangelicals Who Can’t Go to Church Anymore

I get it - I don’t go to church either. For so many of us...

January 12, 2023

If You Struggle With Your Inner Work, Try This 1 Spiritual Practice to Get Off Autopilot

When I was younger, I had several teachers and adults in my life who served...

January 11, 2023

13 Tips from Centering Prayer Experts for Meditators to Deepen Your Practice

About a month ago, I was invited by my friend Keith Kristich to share my...

January 09, 2023

1 High-Impact Way Spiritual Teachers Can Begin Deep and Meaningful Workshops

For the past 10 years, I've led workshops on embodied spirituality and contemplative practice. And...

January 07, 2023

Last Day of New Year Sale! Unmasking the Inner Critic: Lessons for Living an Unconstricted Life

Today is your last chance to get Unmasking the Inner Critic on sale! Brian McLaren calls Unmasking the...

January 06, 2023

7 Questions for Christians (and everyone else) to Ask When You’re Feeling Angry

Fun fact: I spend a lot of time with consistent low-level anger. It usually has...

January 05, 2023

5 Takeaways from Barbara Holmes and Her Powerful Teaching on Interconnectedness

One of my favorite wisdom teachings: “We respond to a deeply interdependent and responsive universe...

January 04, 2023

Unmasking the Inner Critic: Beautiful and Accessible Guidebook Now on New Year Sale

Happy Wednesday, everyone! This is a bit of a promotional post because my book, Unmasking...

January 03, 2023

The Collective Spiritual Crisis of 2023: Running on Autopilot and Losing Ourselves

Our schools, our companies, and our faith institutions teach us to run on autopilot. I...

January 02, 2023

What Does it Mean to Engage an Embodied Spirituality?

Engaging an embodied spirituality isn’t about following rules or doctrines. It’s about learning to fully...

January 01, 2023

Spiritual Formation as a Process of Seeing the Ways our Wounds Dance

Here’s a dance of terror that’s been happening within me the past couple years. In...

December 2022

December 27, 2022

6 Posts from 2022 I Hope to Build on in 2023

For me, 2022 will always be the year I stepped into the act of creating....

December 21, 2022

A Simple Framework for Small Group Leaders To Create Brave Space

In order to create beautiful and vulnerable small group space, a healthy container first has...

December 19, 2022

5 Books Your Pastor Should be Reading With Your Church

Below are five books your pastor should be reading with your church community. I don't...

December 14, 2022

2 Simple, Life-Changing Practices For Starting Your Inner Work

Sometimes it can be hard to know where to start with our inner work. We've...

December 10, 2022

4 Core Components of Contemplative Practice

When people first encounter the phrases “embodied spirituality” or “contemplative practices,” there are usually questions....

December 08, 2022

The Best Way I’ve Learned to Meditate

Over the past ten years, I've tried to meditate about a billion times. Every time...

December 06, 2022

Centering Prayer Is a Form of Meditation You Can Stick With

The 2023 Centering Prayer Summit is coming up! Register before December 10th and...

December 04, 2022

How Can Spiritual Formation Help Us Connect with Our Inner Lives?

A few years ago, I sat in a packed auditorium surrounded by hundreds of others...

November 2022

November 21, 2022

The Disillusionment of Church: Why Even Bother?

I sat in the front row of my childhood church in what I knew to...

November 14, 2022

There is No Such Thing as a “Calling”

I wasn’t “called” to be a high school teacher. In my experience, every time that...

November 07, 2022

4 Steps for Questioning Your Inner Critic

Here’s a simple method for questioning your inner critic. In education, there is a process...

November 01, 2022

Unmasking the Inner Critic: Lessons for Living an Unconstricted Life

Happy Tuesday, everyone! This is a bit of a promotional post because my new book,...

October 2022

October 20, 2022

Are You a Curmudgeon or a Dancer?

There are two paths in life I always want to keep my eyes on....

October 17, 2022

Are You Only Carrying a Ratchet in Your Emotional Toolbox?

We’ve all been handed ratchets. You’ve probably used one before – a ratchet is a...

October 13, 2022

Move Beyond the Box and See the World with Soft Eyes

Last month I had a conversation with Agrita over at the Mind Full of Every...

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 22, 2022

A New Book For You: Unmasking the Inner Critic

(UPDATE: Unmasking the Inner Critic: Lessons for Living an Unconstricted Life is out now! Grab a...

Related posts from Becoming Faithful Questioners and Social Poets

Progressive Christian

9 Inner Work Resources from 2023

Becoming Faithful Questioners and Social Poets

Progressive Christian

A Simple Storytelling Practice: Seeing the Divine All...

Becoming Faithful Questioners and Social Poets

Progressive Christian

3 Levels of Inner Work and Engaging in...

Becoming Faithful Questioners and Social Poets

Progressive Christian

Are You Uncomfortable Being in Church?

Becoming Faithful Questioners and Social Poets

Ad-Free & Subscriber Log-In Subscription Support

Subscription Support Ad-Free & Subscriber Log-In

Follow Patheos