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Sacred Journeys Blog
Kindness Changes & Connects Us
21 Oct, 2024
The closer we get to the election on November 5, the more afraid people seem to be; afraid of losing their rights, afraid of increasing violence, and so much more. This only serves to reinforce for me the need at this crucial time for Islands...
Nurturing Kindness
07 Oct, 2024
We’ve been talking about Margaret Wheatley’s concept of being an Island of Sanity. She says, “An Island of Sanity is a gift of possibility and refuge. It is a true island because it sets itself apart from the destructive dynamics, policies, and...
Generosity Changes & Connects Us
30 Sep, 2024
We began these conversations this month with my desire to follow Margaret Wheatley’s advice to become an Island of Sanity in these chaotic, challenging, sometimes scary times. Within these communities, Wheatley says, we must create the...
Nurturing Generosity
23 Sep, 2024
Margaret Wheatley, in her book, Restoring Sanity , is clear that what is needed right now are Islands of Sanity. Places of rest, refuge, support, reflection, courage, and compassion. Places where we can gather our souls back close to us, ground...
An Island of Sanity
09 Sep, 2024
Joanna Macy and Christ Johnstone, in their book, Active Hope, suggest that we can look at the world from three different story lines (stories being the way our minds make sense of the world): Business as Usual The Great Unraveling The Great...
Close Up & Personal
03 Sep, 2024
Let’s talk about getting close up and personal. Why? Because is one of the best way to move beyond the divisions that exist to remember our connectedness and create a world of harmony and peace. Our instinct is to back away from those we don’t...
Rejecting the Single Story
26 Aug, 2024
Have you ever been judged by someone who didn’t know you, someone who knew a single story about you? For me it is almost always about being a pastor. You’re a pastor? I didn’t know women could be pastors? You don’t look like a pastor. That was...
Islam: The Greater Jihad
19 Aug, 2024
If I asked you what the first word is that comes to mind when you think of Muslims, what would you say? Would it be something like terrorists, dangerous, extremist, burkas, oppression of women? I wouldn't be surprised because that is how we've...
Judaism: Surviving Exile
12 Aug, 2024
Judaism is an ancient religion that is rich with history, theology, stories, rituals and tradition. It is too much to tackle in a short sermon or blog, so I’d simply like to share one thing I appreciate and respect about Jews and the Jewish...
Buddhism: Mindfulness
05 Aug, 2024
Buddhism essentially emerged out of Hinduism as the original Buddha – Siddhartha Gautama Buddha – began as a Hindu seeking a release from the cycle of birth, suffering, death and rebirth. After a very long journey trying many different...