Spiritual direction is an ancient practice where an individual seeks guidance and support in their spiritual journey from a qualified and experienced spiritual director. "Director" is kind of a misnomer. It's more like spiritual companionship or a "soul friend." It involves a safe one-on-one relationship with a spiritual companion who offers a compassionate presence and listens attentively as the individual shares their spiritual journey.
Read more
Beginnings & Endings
I was struck by the juxtaposition of new beginnings and endings. Celebration and grief inhabiting the same space in time, in the lives of my family, and in my own heart.
Read more
Trauma Bond
Jesus as a trauma bond rings true (in degrees) in my experience/work but the phrase sets me back on my heels.
Read more
Awakening in Christ’s Body
Relationships are as varied and unique as people themselves but constitutive of what it is to be human (to exist). Relationship is a powerful dynamic between us, others, the world and our source (God).
Read more
Out of the Mouths of Babes
It was hot, and we were on a beach at Kootenay Lake of British Columbia, enjoying fun and relaxation with family. Somehow the conversation turned to God, and my 17-year-old has some pretty strong ideas about religion. He, like his older two brothers, had the privilege of growing up with a pastor as a dad. A pastor…
Read more
A Tale of Two Tales
We finished our setup, and a bunch of us headed to our local library for Storytime with a Drag Queen. Francheska Dynamites was the storyteller again this year. Such an amazing person.
Read more
I Fly Kites
It started over 20 years ago. I was married, two kids, and chasing the "American / Canadian dream," trading Agricultural Commodities up and down the continent's western side. At the same time, I pursued a passion for ministry, which took tons of time too. As you may appreciate, there were never enough hours in the day for…
Read more
Fat Souls
The ultimate example of a Fat Soul would be God, the world's very Soul. God, as a truly Fat Soul, "lures us and all creation to widening circles of Beauty." The idea that God is profoundly relational and longs for genuinely beautiful, love-inspired relationships and interconnected wholeness.
Read more
Rescuing Holiness
“For the average Evangelical, God's holiness is associated with justice, and frankly, it is just cosmic-level vindictiveness.”
Read more
Finally! Someone said it.
Review: The Death of Omnipotence and the Birth of Amipotence, by Thomas Jay Oord. Published by SacraSage, 2023.
Read more