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January 2026

January 25, 2026

3 Prayers for Spiritual People Who Don’t Like to Pray

The Prayers You didn't Learn in Sunday School. For some in the spiritual-but-not-religious community, prayer...

October 2025

October 19, 2025

The Unofficial Second Coming: Jesus Sets the Record Straight

Suppose for a moment that Jesus decided to come back to Earth. Tomorrow. Not as...

August 2025

August 08, 2025

Who Will Show Us the Way Back to The Garden?

If you’re of a certain age, you probably remember the song Woodstock. Though it was...

May 2025

May 23, 2025

The Day God Spoke to Me in a Park in Houston

The anecdote below appeared in the introduction to my book Wake Up Call: Daily Insights...

April 2025

April 15, 2025

The Resurrection Within: Finding Light After Darkness

Let us not spend this holy week brooding on the crucifixion of God’s Son, but...

October 2024

October 18, 2024

6 Simple Ways to Rediscover the Joy of Life

Do you ever find yourself disconnected from life, more concerned with your to-do list or...

September 2024

September 01, 2024

God in All Things: A Brief Guide to Christ Consciousness

Are you familiar with Christ Consciousness? In essence, it’s the same thing as higher consciousness,...

February 2024

February 22, 2024

Finding the “Inner Presence” that is God

Are you familiar with the “signs of the cross”? As a child and teen,...

November 2023

November 30, 2023

The Superpower We Share with Jesus

In The Universal Christ, Franciscan friar Richard Rohr makes an astounding claim: You and I...

September 2023

September 08, 2023

The Prayer Secrets of Jesus

“Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.” ~Luke 11:1-4 The request...

July 2023

July 20, 2023

3 Spiritual Exercises to See Like a Mystic

In Richard Rohr’s The Naked Now: Learning to See as the Mystics See, the Franciscan...

June 2023

June 30, 2023

Are You Spiritually Awake?

I’ve been challenged by Richard Rohr—and so have you. He has asked us to take...

May 2023

May 10, 2023

Jesus: On the Importance of Being Present

There’s a curious story in the Bible that centers around two of Jesus’ closest friends,...

January 2023

January 18, 2023

Is Jesus “The Way” to God? Or Just One of The Ways?

I read a lot of religious books and it’s rare to come across one that changes...

July 2022

July 14, 2022

24-Hours of Spirituality: From Waking Up to Bedtime

What is your first thought upon awakening? How often is it about physical or emotional...

July 06, 2022

6 Portable Spiritual Practices—from a Spiritual Master

Q: Any advice for the spiritual practitioner who may be stuck or who needs to...

March 2022

March 16, 2022

Upset with God about Ukraine? Try this Prayer

How are you dealing with the war in Ukraine? Has the constant barrage of negative news...

February 2022

February 23, 2022

How to Deal with Grief

In Western society, we don’t like to talk much about death. It’s something we try...

October 2021

October 20, 2021

Eyes Wide Open: Meditating While Walking

When you think of meditation, what image comes to mind? You might picture a person...

August 2021

August 04, 2021

A Guide to Stillness (and Deep Inner Peace)

How much stillness do you have in your life? Stillness is defined as “a calm,...

June 2021

June 02, 2021

A 10-Point Guide to Finding God’s Hiding Place

What if the higher power most of us know as God was around you all...

May 2021

May 12, 2021

Let’s Get Busy Doing Less

Q: “How are things going?” A: “Busy. I’m very busy.” Over the past several years,...

April 2021

April 07, 2021

Do You Possess the 8 Insights of a Spiritually Mature Person

The American monk Thomas Merton once told a story about climbing the ladder of success....

March 2021

March 10, 2021

We’re Not Just Getting Older. We’re Getting Happier.

We have a better capacity to be happy as we get older. That’s the finding...

September 2020

September 24, 2020

If You’re Not Drowning, You’re a Lifeguard (2020)

I first wrote a story with this title a few years ago, but now it’s...

April 2020

April 06, 2020

The Prayer That Turns Anger into Hope

How are you dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic? Has your extended time at home, away...

March 2020

March 30, 2020

Is the God of Love also the God of Suffering?

Where is God in all this? Why is God allowing COVID-19 to happen? I’ve written...

February 2020

February 09, 2020

Finding the Magic in Everyday Life

The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper....

January 2020

January 26, 2020

What if God Spoke to You Today?

I heard the voice of God in 1993. At least, I believe it was God....

January 12, 2020

The 10-Step “God Loves You” Meditation

Whenever I feel myself getting stressed and overburdened by the demands of work and/or life,...