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May 2019

May 20, 2019

A Practice of Sleep (For Restless People)

Sleep ended for me this morning at 4am. It wasn't an accident, either. In fact,...

May 19, 2019

Friends Are Good for Our Souls (Is Friendship A Sacrament?)

March 2019 marked a year since my family and I returned to the south suburbs...

May 14, 2019

On Reading the Bible Literally (And Do Stop Signs Mean “Stop”?)

This is the story of a stop sign and Scripture. A literal stop sign in...

May 10, 2019

Wisdom Is For Losers

So what is wisdom comes first to losers? I looked in the mirror a...

May 04, 2019

The Case of Henri Nouwen, Rachel Held Evans, and Vincent Van Gogh

My reading list has been slim as of late, for a variety of reasons. When...

April 2019

April 30, 2019

Random Thoughts on Knowledge, Wisdom, and John 8

Wisdom has a way of moving us. For much of our life, we are invested...

April 26, 2019

Squeaking Ducks And The Wisdom of Noticing

This week I had the privilege of working outside on our porch, a chance to...

April 24, 2019

I Gave Up Podcasts For Lent

With the Resurrection weekend behind us, and the beauty of Eastertide yet to come, I...

April 18, 2019

It Snowed On Palm Sunday (and other mysteries)

Mystery: it snowed on Palm Sunday. Or, not a mystery if you're familiar with Chicago...

April 12, 2019

A TripAdvisor for the Soul

As I shared recently, my family and I took a trip to Ireland. We owe...

April 07, 2019

Rich Mullins and the Wideness in God’s Mercy

My wife-to-be and I sat in the living room of what would be our first...

April 04, 2019

Lessons from a Labyrinth in Dublin

The day we went to Christchurch Cathedral, the day I walked the labyrinth, was warmer...

March 2019

March 28, 2019

A Bit About My Upcoming Book “As I Recall”

I wrote a book called "As I Recall" - could we talk about it? The...

March 25, 2019

The Spiritual Gift of Reading Aloud

I’m a sucker for new books. I am especially susceptible to pick up a book...

March 23, 2019

A Practice for Saturday Soul Work

I thought it might be interesting to post a spiritual practice today. This a common...

March 21, 2019

Thoughts on My 3 Most Recent Readings

If I had to define a primary influence for the growth - personal, spiritual, relational,...

March 15, 2019

Creative Work Needs Spirit(s)

I had a wonderful conversation yesterday during a podcast interview about writing and creativity. It reminded...

March 11, 2019

Distraction is Coming For Us All

Distraction comes for us all, in the end. The past few weeks have been interesting...

March 07, 2019

The Radical Way of Noticing

Today, I want to invite you to engage in "noticing." This is the time of...

March 04, 2019

When Tenderness Finds Us

I pulled off for gas at the Hinsdale Oasis. Not exactly a place where one...

March 01, 2019

When It Happens To Us

This is part two of the post from Monday, talking about two different kinds of...

February 2019

February 25, 2019

The Way Of Jesus Includes Your Drink Order

Spiritual health doesn't always follow the path you expect. The moment came, and my daughter...

February 21, 2019

Contemplation Versus the Lizard

The biggest obstacles to our spiritual life are often our own healthy survival mechanisms. I...

February 19, 2019

The Grace of a Day

Every day has grace of its own. My daughter, affectionately known as "The B," turned...

February 14, 2019

Faith Is In The Feelings

In my post from earlier this week, I wrote out of a place of rage....

February 12, 2019

Today, I Look For God In My Rage

If we are searching for God in the present, perhaps a good place to look...

February 08, 2019

Why Christians Need Tidying Up

I shook off the cold as I walked through the house. It was a tidy...

February 05, 2019

Notes About Others On The Highway

Until I saw the car next to me, I have to admit I wasn’t paying...

February 03, 2019

The otherWISE Podcast RETURNS!

It seems like forever ago that the last episode hit the world, so I'm happy...

January 2019

January 29, 2019

The Wisdom of 50 Below Zero

My view today is obscured by frost on my window pane. Frozen air meets a...