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December 2017

December 14, 2017

The Body Never Lies

But people do. I was leading a yoga retreat in the beautiful Pocono mountains of...

November 2017

November 27, 2017

I hope you kneel

I hope you kneel in broad daylight under the noonday sun on the moist Mother...

March 2017

March 14, 2017

Tony Campolo: Returning Agency to the Body of Christ through Spiritual Practice

Saturday afternoon, at a church near our home, beloved pastor Tony Campolo*, shared that his...

August 2016

August 16, 2016

Texting vs. Flirting with a Monk

It's late and I would enjoy drifting off into dreamland but something in me feels...

June 2016

June 19, 2016

GRACE, a Name we can all Adopt

A store clerk looked at my credit card last week and asked, "What does your...

June 05, 2016

Die, Die, Die

Do you ever wake up so sad because the world is overrun with violence, grief...

May 2016

May 20, 2016

The Time is NOW to embrace our not so menacing Shadow

Shadows go in front of you, leading into your future and trail behind you,...

April 2016

April 17, 2016

Now – A poem and painting reminding us to be present

This year I have been thinking about how to get the most out of life....

April 05, 2016

Jesus Commanded I Tell You about Gluttony

Like a preacher in yoga pants I have come, a new Paul, to tell of...

March 2016

March 27, 2016

Hey it’s Jesus in an Easter Dress Sitting in the Lotus, but You don’t Recognize Him

I cried on Easter Sunday...actually, Jesus my bridegroom wept because again He went unrecognized. It's...

March 17, 2016

What’s In Your “Oops Box”?

What's In Your "Oops Box"? I was recently reading about creative activities to do with...

March 12, 2016

The Embodiment of God (Fast of Embodied Solidarity)

To me, the words, “I know God,” have much less chance of being accurate than...

February 2016

February 08, 2016

“Doing” Lent

Lent arrives this week with its themes of fasting, reflection, and penance. As I prepare,...

January 2016

January 25, 2016

The Fidelity Of Limits

Below is an interview with Associate Chaplain of the United Methodist Protestant Community at American...

January 17, 2016

Death, Grieving and the Christmas Story

Earlier in December my mother-in-law suddenly passed away. It was totally unexpected. You might say...

January 06, 2016

Holy Collisions

Are you aware of the peaceful revolution underway-- a new Pentecost is taking place in...

November 2015

November 17, 2015

“Radical Gratitude: Hearing the Call” – a poem

November is national gratitude month. With that in mind, I wanted...

September 2015

September 12, 2015

The Inscrutable Sacred Thread

Expansive listening is something good singers come to understand and practice. In this type of...

September 07, 2015

I am not you but I am not other than you, either

Taking my title one step further we read James Finley's words: "As this soaks into...

August 2015

August 08, 2015

What does emergent mean to a parish church?

I’ve read enough about the Emergent Church to ask the question, “What does emergent mean”...

August 01, 2015

El Camino: A Pilgrim’s Path To Inner & Outer Peace

El Camino: The Sacred Path What is pilgrimage? Wikipedia, our new god of definition, defines...

July 2015

July 30, 2015

Buddha Inside/Jesus Outside

Tonight Great Spirit said,' your story is ready to be birthed. Your peace has been...

July 11, 2015

Us or Them versus Us for Them

Us or Them versus Us for Them Ahh. The Bible. Romans 14. Read this...

June 2015

June 14, 2015

We Go Up to the Mountains

I am blessed to live in a place where we can easily go up to...

May 2015

May 05, 2015

Sit with me in the I don’t know

Does the weight of the world lie heavy on your shoulders most days these past...

April 2015

April 19, 2015

Why Busy Christians Need to Learn from Thomas Merton

The Catholic mystic Thomas Merton’s witness and wisdom can help those of us seeking to...

April 12, 2015

Just the Rhythm of My Blood and Breath

There it is again, the rhythm of my blood and breath. And here, now, yes...

March 2015

March 07, 2015

No Guru, No Method, No Teacher

Returning to the place where my very first poem formed in my Spirit. I gaze...

February 2015

February 18, 2015

“Flipped” About Lent & Resurrection

Today is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent. Lent is a time of lengthening, stretching...

February 12, 2015

The Real Emergence

How difficult it is to become the loving, compassionate, fearless beings we were created to...