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May 20, 2019
A Practice of Sleep (For Restless People)
Sleep ended for me this morning at 4am. It wasn't an accident, either. In fact,...
May 19, 2019
Friends Are Good for Our Souls (Is Friendship A Sacrament?)
March 2019 marked a year since my family and I returned to the south suburbs...
May 14, 2019
On Reading the Bible Literally (And Do Stop Signs Mean “Stop”?)
This is the story of a stop sign and Scripture. A literal stop sign in...
May 10, 2019
Wisdom Is For Losers
So what is wisdom comes first to losers? I looked in the mirror a...
May 04, 2019
The Case of Henri Nouwen, Rachel Held Evans, and Vincent Van Gogh
My reading list has been slim as of late, for a variety of reasons. When...
April 2019
April 30, 2019
Random Thoughts on Knowledge, Wisdom, and John 8
Wisdom has a way of moving us. For much of our life, we are invested...
April 26, 2019
Squeaking Ducks And The Wisdom of Noticing
This week I had the privilege of working outside on our porch, a chance to...
April 24, 2019
I Gave Up Podcasts For Lent
With the Resurrection weekend behind us, and the beauty of Eastertide yet to come, I...
April 18, 2019
It Snowed On Palm Sunday (and other mysteries)
Mystery: it snowed on Palm Sunday. Or, not a mystery if you're familiar with Chicago...
April 12, 2019
A TripAdvisor for the Soul
As I shared recently, my family and I took a trip to Ireland. We owe...
April 07, 2019
Rich Mullins and the Wideness in God’s Mercy
My wife-to-be and I sat in the living room of what would be our first...
April 04, 2019
Lessons from a Labyrinth in Dublin
The day we went to Christchurch Cathedral, the day I walked the labyrinth, was warmer...
March 2019
March 28, 2019
A Bit About My Upcoming Book “As I Recall”
I wrote a book called "As I Recall" - could we talk about it? The...
March 25, 2019
The Spiritual Gift of Reading Aloud
I’m a sucker for new books. I am especially susceptible to pick up a book...
March 23, 2019
A Practice for Saturday Soul Work
I thought it might be interesting to post a spiritual practice today. This a common...
March 21, 2019
Thoughts on My 3 Most Recent Readings
If I had to define a primary influence for the growth - personal, spiritual, relational,...
March 15, 2019
Creative Work Needs Spirit(s)
I had a wonderful conversation yesterday during a podcast interview about writing and creativity. It reminded...
March 11, 2019
Distraction is Coming For Us All
Distraction comes for us all, in the end. The past few weeks have been interesting...
March 07, 2019
The Radical Way of Noticing
Today, I want to invite you to engage in "noticing." This is the time of...
March 04, 2019
When Tenderness Finds Us
I pulled off for gas at the Hinsdale Oasis. Not exactly a place where one...
March 01, 2019
When It Happens To Us
This is part two of the post from Monday, talking about two different kinds of...
February 2019
February 25, 2019
The Way Of Jesus Includes Your Drink Order
Spiritual health doesn't always follow the path you expect. The moment came, and my daughter...
February 21, 2019
Contemplation Versus the Lizard
The biggest obstacles to our spiritual life are often our own healthy survival mechanisms. I...
February 19, 2019
The Grace of a Day
Every day has grace of its own. My daughter, affectionately known as "The B," turned...
February 14, 2019
Faith Is In The Feelings
In my post from earlier this week, I wrote out of a place of rage....
February 12, 2019
Today, I Look For God In My Rage
If we are searching for God in the present, perhaps a good place to look...
February 08, 2019
Why Christians Need Tidying Up
I shook off the cold as I walked through the house. It was a tidy...
February 05, 2019
Notes About Others On The Highway
Until I saw the car next to me, I have to admit I wasn’t paying...
February 03, 2019
The otherWISE Podcast RETURNS!
It seems like forever ago that the last episode hit the world, so I'm happy...
January 2019
January 29, 2019
The Wisdom of 50 Below Zero
My view today is obscured by frost on my window pane. Frozen air meets a...
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