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October 2024

October 13, 2024

The Potential of a Spirit Led Life: A Journey of Faith

Unlocking the Potential of a Spirit Led Life: A Journey of Faith What Does it...

October 09, 2024

How Can Memento Mori Inspire Us to Live Fully?

The Spiritual Practice of Lament In a previous post, I offered these thoughts around grief...

October 06, 2024

Letting Go: Finding Freedom in Life’s Impermanence

We live in a world of illusions. My daily world is filled constantly with people...

October 06, 2024

How Discipleship Enhances our Leadership Skills

In September, the Benedictine teacher, Joan Chittester challenged us to think about discipleship through her...

September 2024

September 29, 2024

A Contemplative Life Aids in the Discovery of Our Faith

This week, Richard Rohr’s meditations are all about the monastic and contemplative life. He offers...

September 26, 2024

Spiritual Practices for Seasons of Transition

Autumn is Here Next week, we will be celebrating our youngest child’s 15th birthday. We...

September 22, 2024

The Art of Moderation: Considering Aristotle’s Golden Mean

Moderation as a practice is a practice of patience, maturity and time. It is a...

September 22, 2024

Spiritual Practices That Can Help Us Release Shame

Shame As a clinician, I deal with a lot of emotions on a daily basis....

September 14, 2024

Would the Real Faith of Jesus Please Stand Up?

Is the Seven Mountain Mandate Christian? A troubling theology or theory is plaguing our Christian...

September 11, 2024

Self Improvement Through the Spiritual Practice of You

The Spiritual Practice of You September is Self-Improvement Month YOU If you are reading...

September 07, 2024

How to Foster Genuine Connections in Ministry

Connections with people within and without our church walls is vital for the life of...

September 04, 2024

Coffee with Jesus – Pumpkin Spice Season

I had Coffee With Jesus recently, it had been a minute, and we needed to...

September 01, 2024

How Can we Confront Religious Radicalizaiton?

Religious radicalization is a global concern and a threat to traditional religious ideologies. In the...

August 2024

August 31, 2024

Jesus’ Judaism

Suprisinginly, Jesus was Jewish and he liked to eat. He was not bougee either, he...

August 23, 2024

Celebrating Transitions: How to Honor Every Stage of Life

Transitions are hard. A couple of weeks back, we had our Giannamore annual back to...

August 20, 2024

The Embodiment of a Spiritually Informed Life

Last week, I offered part 1 on my reflection on how to use the 12...

August 17, 2024

Embracing the 12 Steps for Transformative Spiritual Journey

There are many guides to help us in our spiritual journeys. This week, I want...

August 16, 2024

The Spiritual Journey of Active Listening

As a spiritual discipline, listening enhances our discernment, our awareness of the input we receive...

August 10, 2024

Reverence as a Practice of You

Reverence as a Practice Reverence is a spiritual practice. By engaging in the practice, we enhance...

August 08, 2024

What Simone Biles can Teach us about Mental Health

This is a post that focuses on the spiritual practice of you. You are a...

August 04, 2024

Mastering the Art of Reflective Reading

I love reading. A funny thing happened when I was young. Because of my diagnosis...

July 2024

July 29, 2024

Doubt as a Spiritual Practice

I was listening to Pete Enns and Jared Byas’ Podcast recently and they interviewed David...

July 25, 2024

The Historical Movement of Jesus needs a Resurgence Today

How can the historical Jesus and the movement he started inform us today? A Historical...

July 24, 2024

Violence is Not the Answer

Before I begin, a disclaimer ... I am a trained Christian pastor, an Oblate with...

July 22, 2024

Overcoming Doubts and Fears in Your Spiritual Journey

Questing takes all shapes and forms. This last weekend, I took my wife and daughter...

July 16, 2024

Living in Alignment with Your True Self

What is a True Self I have been thinking about one’s true self lately. The...

July 14, 2024

A Philosophical Analysis of Virtue

A Definition As we continue to blur the lines of right and wrong, it is...

July 11, 2024

Is Peace Achievable in Today’s Society?

Is Peace Achievable? There is a lot of talk these days (or every day since...

July 04, 2024

Why Men Have a Hard Time Opening Up

Emotional Openness While men and women both struggle with emotional openness, men more often are...

June 2024

June 30, 2024

Is the Wesleyan Movement Still Relevant in Modern Society?

Are the teachings and ruminations of John Wesley relevant to today's society? They were thought...