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February 02, 2025
Who Are You? The Spiritual Practice of Identity
I have spent the last few posts considering a thoughtful reaction to the rapid changes...
February 01, 2025
Jesus, Justice and the Poor: A Call to True Christian Living
A Just God Gives Back Another week of vindictive actions by President Trump have invaded...
January 2025
January 25, 2025
Lament as an Alternative to Anger and Anxiety
In a world where anger and anxiety are taking center stage, the practice of lament...
January 25, 2025
Casting off our “isms” and Setting Ourselves Free
Patriotism, communism, socialism, racism, sexism. All these “isms” seem to be defining who we are...
January 18, 2025
Understanding Non-Patriarchal Masculinity
Redefining Masculine Identity in Contemporary Society As our world continues to redefine itself regarding gender...
January 18, 2025
Worry is Not an Emotion You can Control
As we get closer to the American inauguration of Donald Trump and the world seemingly...
January 12, 2025
Answering the Call: Rethinking Church for a New Generation
A Calling A common first question that is asked when you are brought in front...
January 10, 2025
Reconnecting when Feeling Spiritually Lost
A theme I have been playing around with in 2024 was the theme of loneliness....
January 06, 2025
Depression – A Collective Soul Wound
The Meme that Started the Conversation A friend recently shared this meme, and it has...
January 04, 2025
Jesus Goes to the Gym
I am sitting down pondering what to write for the New Year, New You post...
December 2024
December 29, 2024
A Proposed Christian Posture for 2025
As we approach 2025, plenty of people will be writing about goals, hopes and dreams...
December 28, 2024
2024: A Reflection – Goodbye 2024, Thanks for all the Fish
Well, we are finally on the other side of Mariah Carey memes and Last Christmas...
December 22, 2024
Learning from the Women in My Life
In 2002, I became a dad for the first time. Adeline Joy was born on...
December 21, 2024
Advent Week 4 A (Another) Reflection on Love
“Crazy Train” I was training on my spin bike this afternoon thinking about this post...
December 15, 2024
The Christmas Practice of Joy
Christmas has never been my thing. I was a real pill as a kid. We...
December 14, 2024
Discussing LGBTQIA+ Topics Respectfully
This week, in my discussion on civil discourse, I want to demonstrate how we can...
December 08, 2024
Cultivating Peace in a Peaceless World
Advent week 2 is about Peace. Back in July, I asked whether peace was achievable...
December 07, 2024
Discussing Race with Compassion and Respect
An oft overlooked point of reference for many Christians is the fact that Jesus, who...
December 01, 2024
Discussing Poverty with Compassion and Respect
I have the privilege to sit across around one hundred people per month and hear...
November 2024
November 30, 2024
How the Philosophy of Ubuntu can Encourage Hope
Advent 2024 Week 1 - Hope This week, we enter the four weeks of Advent,...
November 24, 2024
How Kaizen Can Help Us Overcome Life’s Challenges
You are a spiritual practice. “Each of us is a work-in-progress. The spiritual practice of you challenges...
November 23, 2024
Be the Change – A Discussion on Civil Discourse
John Wesley said there are two types of holiness. Personal holiness, where you grow your...
November 17, 2024
Silence as a Practice of Attention
My vocational job is as a professional listener. People pay me a lot of money...
November 14, 2024
How Do Disappointment and Loss Teach Us Spiritually?
Psalm 82:3 tells us to defend the poor and the orphan. This has been my...
November 10, 2024
When Love Dies for Us
In my discernment a couple of weeks back, Romans 5:1-8 came to mind. I am...
November 05, 2024
An Ignatian Informed Spiritual Practice
As I was moving through the discernment process between the ages of 18-20, my formation...
November 01, 2024
Spiritual Practices of Attention: What is Your Focus?
We are just a few days away from a major election in the United States...
October 2024
October 29, 2024
Reflections on the Meaning of Death
I want to close my October series on change and awareness of death with a...
October 26, 2024
Finding Meaning Amidst Existential Angst
Two weeks ago, I talked about memento mori, but how do we adjust to the...
October 24, 2024
John Wesley’s Exposure to Deep Ecumenism
One of more memorable experiences I had with my District Committee of Ordained Ministry during...
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