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Over the past few years of leading workshops, I’ve been asked again and again why...

Back in January, I spent some time reflecting and creating a list of the 24...

As John Shelby Spong helped me dismantle much of my belief system in the early...

  Creative Force, Help me to desire to know what you desire for me to...

This is part three of my short series on Teresa of Ávila. You can read...

This is part two of my short series on Teresa of Ávila. You can read...

As we got Patmos up and running, I began to read the words of Christian...

My brother and I stared through the front window of our house as we contemplated...

When I “left the Church,” I’ll admit I didn’t get far. I spent a few...

Growing up, social justice was always front and center in my faith community. When I...

When I was young, my parents told me the Tooth Fairy was real. It led...

  My favorite part of liturgy has always been communion. When I was young, this...

During February, I’ll be exploring my own story with Progressive Christianity, with religion, and with...

  My earliest memories of church begin when my family and I moved to Spokane,...

Last week, I wrote about the importance of finding wisdom teachers who can guide us...

  As a high school teacher, I have the immense responsibility and privilege to mentor...

Many years ago I was on a retreat with a group of men here in...

Every once in a while, I stumble upon an organization or collective that opens me...

At the beginning of 2020, I had the immense honor of speaking at the UMC...

A few weeks ago, I began to explore my evolving sense that an embodied spirituality...

  I recently wrote about spheres of influence here. It will give more context for...

This is part one of a three-part series. You can find part two here and...

In 2014, I joined a political campaign as a volunteer and committed to spending my...

A spirituality built on otherizing is not a mature spirituality. When I first wrote this...

I remember the first moment it all clicked for me.  I was sitting in a...

At the end of my last post, I shared two commitments I’m making to carry...

As so many of us come down from the Christmas high this week, and no...

Whether I knew it or not, this question has been bouncing around in my head...

If you’re anything like me, your deep longing to have an embodied spirituality has stirred...

The reason I left the Church was because the God I was handed simply wasn’t...