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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...

July 2016

July 28, 2016

Westboro Baptist, Eye-gazing + #DemsInPhilly

  Why would a Christian Yogi Mama head into Philadelphia amidst the crowds of Bernie or...

June 2016

June 05, 2016

Die, Die, Die

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

April 2016

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...

November 2015

November 21, 2015

I walk the line

Verbally abused in an unwarranted and shocking attack in my home this week by someone...

September 2015

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...

June 2015

June 05, 2015

She was a friend of God

She was a friend of GOD I’m just getting in from my friend of 33...

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...

February 2015

February 05, 2015

It was the Best of Times…It was the Worst of Times

An ordinary Tuesday that began and ended in tears. But what happened in between is...

January 2015

January 27, 2015

Once You are Real, You can’t be UGLY

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we...

December 2014

December 05, 2014

Joy in Solemnity

'I have spoke with the tongue of angels I have held the hand of a...

November 2014

November 05, 2014

What do Pee Wee Herman and Non-Attachment have in common?

Two days ago I purchased my monthly copy of Mantra Yoga+Health magazine. I was anticipating...

October 2014

October 09, 2014

A Theology of Sin is a Distraction. It Doesn’t Exist. And Other Cultural Myths…

  The world is not an evil place to be. It's beautiful. Sure, what is...

May 2013

May 24, 2013

Let Us Conspire

What follows is in no way an affirmation of doing anything violent or illegal. In...

May 08, 2013

Transformation and Shadow Spotting

“Why do you look at the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do...

April 2013

April 17, 2013

Does Your God Need to Be Fired?

What if the God that you have given your life to, trusted in, and believed...

August 2012

August 31, 2012

Review of Brian McLaren’s Upcoming Book

Identity. Fundamental to us all. Yet so seldom explored. What does it mean to be a Christian...

March 2012

March 08, 2012

My Response to Kony 2012 aka #StopKony

I try not to simply re-post thoughts from my blog here, but I wanted to share...

January 2012

January 05, 2012

Personal Confession Re: “Occupy” Movement

History will tell if the Occupy Movement spurs any sort of actual change in America....

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