Scents of Boundaries
Scents are strong clingers. I mean, our brains catalog scents, attach them to memory cards/moments, distinguish them from mere smells....
Un-Freedom
In my spiritual direction training, I was taught to consider places/spaces/times of un-freedom. This notion seemed thought provoking to...
Hidden Messages
I have been experiencing a lackluster couple of weeks filled with anxiety and writer’s block. I face each day with resistance because I...
Loving Neighbor as Self?
It's quite possible that the reason it seems that there is so little loving of our neighbors happening is that we don't love ourselves...
RIP Katie Cannon
I was saddened to hear about the death of Katie Cannon. It was a surprise to me this morning because I hadn’t heard yesterday when it...
3 Days in Florida
I recently went on vacation to Florida. It was definitely the celebration that got me there. No offense to anyone who lives there but...
The Anniversary & Other Non-negotiables
Yesterday was the one-year anniversary of my first blog. My intentions would tell me that I should have written and posted this...
Chapel 6.21.18
Do not let me fall into their hands. For they accuse me of things I’ve never done, and breathe out violence against me. Ps 27:12 (NLT98)...
Life as Bingo
This homily was prepared for a 20-minute chapel service. I was recently reminded by Facebook that a few years ago I posted this: “Note to...
A Ministry of Hospitality
I’ve been wrestling with myself this past week, trying not to be anxious. Then I would “reason” with myself that the way of contemplation...