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June 2015

June 01, 2015
Warm weather invites us to slow down but how many of us really accept that...

May 2015

May 04, 2015
Spiritual directors have five conversational tools we use to help the person we are talking...

April 2015

April 03, 2015
People sometimes wonder if Christians of the progressive, liberal, contemplative persuasion (like me) believe--really believe---in...

March 2015

March 23, 2015
One of the hardest aspects of life is to hold onto joy while the world around...

February 2015

February 03, 2015
We’ve all had a Seattle moment. It’s a crucial time, we have the power and...

January 2015

January 19, 2015
The MLK holiday is the perfect time to reflect on the spiritual practices that kept...
January 12, 2015
The CNN headline was jarring to anyone in spiritual leadership: “The Paris terrorists were connected...
January 02, 2015
Perhaps one of your goals for 2015 is to explore spiritual direction. Here’s what you...

December 2014

December 24, 2014
This is the final day of Advent. Tonight is Christmas Eve and tomorrow is Christmas....
December 23, 2014
There are only two stories of Jesus’ birth in the Gospels—Luke’s and Matthew’s. For this...
December 22, 2014
If you feel you are losing yourself in the busy-ness of this Advent season, this...
December 21, 2014
Our Advent imagination prayer is getting closer to the manger! Today’s passage has the angels...
December 20, 2014
One of the most beautiful passages in Luke’s gospel is the prophecy of Zechariah, a...
December 19, 2014
As we continue our Advent imagination prayer with Luke’s birth narrative, we spend more time...
December 18, 2014
Desire is a popular emotion in Advent.  Advertisers use our superficial desires in the hope...
December 17, 2014
When Jesus begins a story with “What do you think?” we are invited to share...
December 16, 2014
Advent is a time of reflection. Paying attention to what has been, what is and...
December 15, 2014
Advent heralds the beginning of winter, a time when many of us seek comfort and...
December 14, 2014
As we pray our way through Luke’s narrative of the birth of Jesus, today we...
December 13, 2014
Here’s a prayer for busy people in the busy season of Advent. It’s easy, portable...
December 12, 2014
While everything around us screams “holly, jolly Christmas,” this Advent season is not  joyful for...
December 11, 2014
Want to give a really meaningful gift to someone this Christmas? Pray for them.  You...
December 10, 2014
You’ve probably heard people say “your body has wisdom.” And maybe you’ve wondered how to...
December 09, 2014
Advent invites us to embrace the mystery of incarnation—God’s action of dwelling in and among...
December 08, 2014
This Advent, why not keep your eyes open for evidence of God’s love and action...
December 07, 2014
We began the Advent meditations with the gospel of Luke’s version of the flight of...
December 06, 2014
Prayer doesn’t have to be all that wordy. Early Christians used to pray, “Come, Lord...
December 05, 2014
As we focus this Advent on the coming of Jesus, why not pray one of...
December 04, 2014
The Psalms are among the most human expressions found in the Bible. Psalms give us...
December 03, 2014
We need not approach biblical texts passively. We can communicate with the stories. We can...
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