For people wanting to develop their spiritual practice.
I’ve been enjoying Brian McLaren’s book, Naked Spirituality: A Life with God in 12 Simple Words. In case you don’t know Brian, he became well known after writing a book called A New Kind of Christian, and has since written a wide range of forward thinking and inspirational books about a generous kind of Christianity. …
+ Our question this week is: how can we love in the face of hostility, without becoming damaged, and without becoming retaliatory? How can we remain centered and find a core of inner peace that can make us whole and strong? Here’s a five minute meditation that I gave in a recent sermon at St. …
A mentor of mine once told me that part of my job is to leave the office sometimes and go to the movies, or go for a walk, or go to the lake so that I can get distance from what I am trying to do. It’s like leaving the main floor at a show …
Last week we walked the labyrinth at Grace Commons, contemplating the burdens we carry with us into Lent. We picked up a stone as we entered and carried it with us as we wound our way toward the center of the labyrinth. Such a simple act, but so powerful. If you’ve never done it, you …
Yesterday was Ash Wednesday, a day to remember our mortality and begin our 40 day journey toward Easter. It seems like a good idea to acknowledge our vulnerability as human beings. We are so breakable. And I mean that physically, spiritually, and morally. To be marked with a gray ash sign of the cross harkens …