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March 2024

March 08, 2024

A Day in the Life

Five Weeks Out I am five weeks out from my main spring events –...

March 03, 2024

On Hospitality

Chapter 53: The Reception of Guests The Rule of Saint Benedict is quite clear when...

February 2024

February 28, 2024

Thoughts on Aging

My dad turned 76 last week and it really put things into perspective for me....

February 25, 2024

The Spiritual Practice of You: Chronic Conditions

A Long-Distance Runner with Long Covid I went for a 12-mile trail run today. It...

February 20, 2024

A Profound Relationship

My news feed and my pastor friends are all talking about the “He Gets Us”...

February 17, 2024

The Spiritual Practice of You: Healthy Relationships

I had a long workout planned this morning, 6-8 miles. I did not get it...

February 14, 2024

Clanging Cymbals and Thrashing Gongs: Thoughts on Love

There are nine types of love according to the Greeks: Philia, Pragma, Storge, Eros, Ludus,...

February 11, 2024

Blessed are the Peace Makers: Thoughts on Nonviolence

We are hearing a lot about violence these days. Has it ever gone away? Will...

February 11, 2024

Blessed are the Peacemakers- Thoughts on Nonviolence

We are hearing a lot about violence these days. Has it ever gone away? Will...

February 08, 2024

Spiritual Practice of You: Renewing 2024’s Goals

Alright! We have made it through January. How is everybody doing with their goals? If...

February 03, 2024

The Spiritual Practice of You: Eating for Mental Health

They say you are what you eat. I eat a lot of chicken; I am...

January 2024

January 30, 2024

Silence as a Spiritual Practice

Tongues James 3:4-5 offers this: Or look at ships: though they are so large that...

January 27, 2024

Visions of Hell

“Go to Hell” is common parlance when one is disgusted with another’s behaviors. In our...

January 23, 2024

Cosmetic Diversity vs. Deep Pluralism

The topic of this discussion was inspired by a podcast I was listening to...

January 19, 2024

A Contemplative Look at Micah 6:8

Micah 6:8 He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require...

January 13, 2024

Body Dysmorphia – The Spiritual Practice of You

In 2017, I turned 40 years old. At this point, I had been running ultramarathons...

January 10, 2024

A Thoughtful Response to the 2024 Election

Religion and Politics In the World Religions class I teach, I have the students look...

January 09, 2024

Taking the Emotion out of Fear

Is fear an emotion or a perception? What do we do about the notion of...

January 06, 2024

The Spiritual Practice of You- Mindful Movement

Just Well, we are a week into the first year! If you made a commitment...

January 01, 2024

Spiritual Practice of You – Cultivating Happiness

my coworker's boy Chris. As a three year old, they are generally just bundles of...

December 2023

December 29, 2023

Considering Mystery, A Spiritual Practice

Why do we believe what we believe? Why is there a higher power?...

December 27, 2023

Spiritual Practice of You: Seasonal Affective Disorder

Many biblical scholars like to speculate on the themes of depression in the bible. When...

December 22, 2023

The Spiritual Practice of Imagination

As we close out 2023, I look back on the year. One of the hardest...

December 18, 2023

Christmas 2023: A Reflection

Cutting Through the Nostalgia To be honest, I have never been a huge fan of...

December 15, 2023

A Contemplative Life- Deep Conjectures on Life

Contemplation and mindfulness offer a deeper relationship with the divine. I have been doing...

December 12, 2023

Advent Spiritual Practice: The Act of Being a Loving Person

For the fourth in my series on Advent, I would like to discuss the practice...

December 10, 2023

Advent Spiritual Practices – The Practice of Being a Peacemaker

Mathew 5:9 - “Blessed are the peacemakers because they are the children of God.” ...

December 09, 2023

The Spiritual Practice of You- Dealing with Anxiety

The Scary Lightning Strike Anxiety is a condition that affects all of us from...

December 04, 2023

Advent Spiritual Practice – Preparation or the Practice of Prayer

Preparation is a theme during Advent and Christmastime The image above is of the...

November 2023

November 29, 2023

Advent Spiritual Practice: Hope

The world is an ugly place right now. Wars, politics, climate change, it is all...