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September 2019

September 13, 2019

Is Pain a Window or a Mirror?

What we do with our pain is in fact one of the most significant things...

September 07, 2019

What Happens In the Empty Space

Have you ever walked into a space – an empty, quiet space, or even a...

June 2019

June 25, 2019

3 Things to Remember This Week

The week technically began yesterday (Monday), but if you’re like me it takes a day...

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 23, 2019

A Practice for Saturday Soul Work

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

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...

February 2019

February 21, 2019

Contemplation Versus the Lizard

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

January 2019

January 24, 2019

The Sacrament of Filing One’s Nails

The ordinary motions of morning in my house found their stride. It’s interesting to watch...

January 17, 2019

4 Daily Mantras Driving My Formation This Year

The word "mantras" might seem out of place in the conversation about spiritual formation. I...

January 15, 2019

Grace Can’t Be Tamed

Last week, I saw a friend that I hadn’t seen for a long time. They...

January 08, 2019

To Know What We’re Talking About

I love words. I always have. Words have become part of my identity, my self-awareness....

January 04, 2019

What I’m Reading (And Why That Matters)

It seems presumptuous to post my reading list and believe that someone would be...

December 2018

December 28, 2018

4 Intentional Steps Towards 2019 (Part 1)

Ah, yes. It's the week before New Year's Day and therefore I'm contractually obligated to...

December 20, 2018

Parents, We Need to Stop Raising Good Kids

I believe the goal of parenting has to be more than "a good kid." In...

December 06, 2018

Three Poets Walked Into a Sabbath…

The part of me that most resists rest and mindfulness is actually my mind, my...

November 2018

November 21, 2018

God in Our Calendars

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

November 19, 2018

5 Touchstone Books For Spiritual Formation

The title of this post is misleading, because these books – this reading – is...

November 07, 2018

Everything is Connected

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