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September 2019

September 20, 2019

Three Prayers Of the Restless & Scattered

A few years back, I completed a doctoral project on the topic of prayer (specifically...

August 2019

August 30, 2019

Just Stop Trying

Organization has never been my thing. I know many people who can say this, and...

July 2019

July 14, 2019

What You (Don’t) Hear When Smelling Coffee

Life and relationships are all about posture. My wife Holley came in with groceries yesterday....

May 2019

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...

April 2019

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 23, 2019

A Practice for Saturday Soul Work

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

February 2019

February 19, 2019

The Grace of a Day

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

January 2019

January 21, 2019

Formed by a Dream (Some Thoughts on Martin Luther King, Jr.)

I wasn’t old enough to have seen Martin Luther King, Jr. at work while he...

December 2018

December 12, 2018

A Lesson About the Music of Formation

The sun set long before I put the car in gear, backing out of the...

December 04, 2018

Your Story is a Gift

Faith, specifically Christian faith, is deeply tied to stories both cultural and personal. I grew...

November 2018

November 26, 2018

Advent & Leaving Things Behind

To Walk In a Labyrinth... The gravel compresses below my feet, the prayer labyrinth yielding...

November 21, 2018

God in Our Calendars

Is it possible that our calendar is a cathedral? Our priorities & actions a place...

November 16, 2018

A Meditation on Thanksgiving

When I started writing a blog, I tried to consistently publish a prayer every Friday....

November 07, 2018

Everything is Connected

One of the hardest but healthiest decisions I’ve made in the last year is to...