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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...

October 2016

October 10, 2016

A Little Bapticostal Misfit Bible Study

I absolutely adored Bible studies as a young evangelical. Finding my way into the progressive...

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...

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 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 11, 2016

3 reasons why I am going to the Wildgoose Festival- AGAIN!

Three Reasons Why I am going to the Wildgoose Festival this Summer In 2005, my...

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 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...

February 2016

February 11, 2016

3 Things Folks Experiencing Homelessness Need from You

Three Things Our Friends Experiencing Homelessness Need from You I spend my days working at...

January 2016

January 06, 2016

Holy Collisions

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

December 2015

December 25, 2015

How God Can Be Born Even Here

Over the past two months, my faith community has been exploring how the story of Jesus’...

December 12, 2015

God, Jesus, and Thoughts about Incarnation

I believe in God Incarnate. I believe in Jesus, the One who was some kind...

December 05, 2015

The Lie of Separation

Back in May 2015 I was signed up for a weekend training in NYC with...

October 2015

October 06, 2015

Slave to Love

When did this happen? She felt like an overcooked porkchop... Where was her essence, flavor...

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...

April 2015

April 05, 2015

Eye Gazing in Prison on Holy Saturday

I spent Holy Saturday at the Philadelphia FDC 3South floor with 12 incarcerated women attending...

March 2015

March 12, 2015

The Jesus I Need — An Easter Reflection

Because everything that comes before the empty tomb? That’s what I’m interested in. That’s what...

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 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 10, 2015

Selma

50 years ago is a very short time. Fifty years ago there loomed a war...

January 09, 2015

Truth Without God (The End of Metaphysics Series)

At the fundamental level, quantum mechanics authoritatively and indisputably states that there exists no objective reality...

January 04, 2015

Living Life on the Inhale

So which one are you? An I N H A L E R or an...

December 2014

December 10, 2014

Life Without Eternity (The End of Metaphysics Series)

Ludwig Wittgenstein once said that, "...there is something wrong with trying to answer metaphysical...

November 2014

November 09, 2014

Did Jesus Struggle With Racism?

For centuries now, the divinity of Jesus Christ has been under fire. Whether...

October 2014

October 11, 2014

Grandpas, Bapticostals, and the need to evangelize every damn body

I was worried about Nanny and Paw because they didn’t attend church. As a 7...

September 2014

September 12, 2014

On Healing and Recovery

Great crowds came to him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute and...