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April 2019

April 07, 2019

Mary Anoints Jesus for Death and Life (Sermon)

John 12:1-8 Mary’s anointing of Jesus’s feet with oil is slightly embarrassing. The sheer emotion...

April 01, 2019

Game of Thrones and Nondual Consciousness?

Note: this is primarily written for Game of Thrones fans and contains spoilers. Game of...

March 2019

March 24, 2019

Teresa of Avila, the Interior Castle, and Heavenly Dwelling Places

The soul is a castle, according to 16th century Spanish mystic Teresa of Avila, in...

March 22, 2019

Mystical Oneness, Domination, and Difference

Mystics talk about oneness a lot. Classic definitions of divine intimate encounter often stumble towards...

March 16, 2019

The Dark Night of Sense and the Problem with More – Kosmos Journal

The below is excerpted from my article in Kosmos Journal's Fall 2018 issue. It can...

March 14, 2019

Repentance and Thomas Keating’s Emotional Programs for Happiness

As Christians begin moving through the season of Lent, it's well-worth considering repentance. The forty...

March 04, 2019

Howard Thurman Teaches Collective Contemplation

Contemplation is not only personal, something to be pursued individually in the “prayer closet.” It...

February 2019

February 28, 2019

Contemplation is for Everybody!

Contemplation has burst out of cloistered gates. For centuries, spiritual wisdom has been hidden but...