19 Sep, 2022
Mark Nepo tells a wonderful story about a boy named Robert who needed to clean out his fish tank. So, he filled the tub with water and put the fish in there while he scrubbed the film from the walls of their glass house. When he was done, he...
12 Sep, 2022
Once upon a time a student asked his spiritual teacher: “What is the path?” The wise teacher said: “Everyday life is the path.” “Can it be studied?” The teacher replied, “If you try to study, you will be far away from it.” Eleven years ago,...
06 Sep, 2022
We all work, sometimes we make money doing it, sometimes we don't. Sometimes we like it, sometimes we don't. Sometimes, if we're lucky, it is our vocation, often (I think in this world today) it isn't. Vocation is more of a calling, a passion...
29 Aug, 2022
So long as earth lasts Sowing and reaping, Cold and heat, Summer and winter, Day and night Will never cease. As Genesis 8:22 reminds us, so many things pass away, but the cycles of the seasons continue with or without us, and each season brings...
22 Aug, 2022
Spiritual writers suggest that Beauty does more than simply transform the soul and expand our consciousness, those results lead us somewhere… to the task of making the world a more beautiful place. Some speak of it as the admonition of Beauty...
15 Aug, 2022
Sometimes I come across a spiritual concept that appears to be true to me and yet is not addressed adequately, if at all in our scripture. Beauty is one of those concepts. Biblically, I broadened my search outside of our Inclusive Bible to the...
08 Aug, 2022
According to Merriam-Webster, b eauty is “the quality or aggregate of qualities in a person or thing that gives pleasure to the senses or pleasurably exalts the mind or spirit.” Spiritually, I would suggest that it is more. When we see beauty,...
01 Aug, 2022
Stop worrying, then, over questions such as, ‘What are we to eat,’ or ‘what are we to drink,’ or ‘what are we to wear?’ Those without faith are always running after these things. God knows everything you need. Seek first God’s reign, and God’s...
25 Jul, 2022
Psalm 4 asks, “Does good even exist anymore?” It's a question that still seems pertinent today. And yet, even in the face of that despair, the Psalmist proclaims that Yahweh has filled their heart with joy… "a joy greater than being full of...
19 Jul, 2022
Did you know that we all have access to the joie de vivre – the joy of living, the exuberant, buoyant enjoyment of life? It exists within each of us, and is available to us in every moment if we'll take the time to open up to it. Sadly, many of...