Sacred Journeys Blog

Intention: Striving for Justice

03 Apr, 2023

For some of you what I’m about to share is “old hat” but for some of you this may be brand new information. You see, it’s hard to fully appreciate and comprehend the events and impact of what we now call Palm Sunday without understanding the...

Intention: Healing Your Life

27 Mar, 2023

So, I do believe that the deepest, most profound healing we can experience is that of healing our hearts and souls. Over the course of the last few weeks we’ve talked about intentionally staying in aliveness, intentionally making mistakes and...

Intention: Maintaining Balance

20 Mar, 2023

In Mark 6:45-52, the author tells a wonderful story about Jesus walking across the water and subsequently calming the wind. Now, we know that people can’t walk on water, and certainly not in the midst of a strong wind and raging waves. Hence,...

Intention: Seeking Authenticity

13 Mar, 2023

What does it mean to be authentic? That was a rabbit’s hole if I ever went down one! Who knew? The topic seemed like a good one when I chose it a month or more ago. Intentionally Living Authentically is the original title I gave this sermon,...

Intention: Courage & Mistakes

06 Mar, 2023

Have you ever heart of kintsugi ? Kintsugi means "to join with gold" and is an art form that goes back hundreds of years to the Muromachi period (approximately 1336 to 1573). The story is that the third ruling Shogun (or leader) of that era,...

Intention: For Your Life

27 Feb, 2023

If you were brought up in a fairly traditional Christian household, you may have experienced the season of Lent as a somber time. For many years it was considered a penitential time to reflect on one’s sins, to seek forgiveness, and to be...