Category Archives: Growing Deeper
Resources for cultivating a life-long journey of a deeply personal relationship with God and more meaningful relationships with others. Rooted deeply in a paradigm of love and acceptance, you continue in your unique Spirit-inspired spiritual / faith journey. Employing the insights of ancient and contemporary thinkers, poets, prophets and sages, you are provided with tools to develop your own unique relationship with God in a way that encourages healthy faith in the day to day of real life. Discovering abundant life and meaning which is consistent with who you were created to be.

A Birds Tale

It was a particularly cold December, the time of year when the days are short. The kind of relentless wind that slashes at bare skin rendering it raw and sore in a few short seconds. The bitter cold lingered days into weeks. One would be forgiven if they stayed put - to stay huddled in…

It is important to be specific and clear what we mean when we talk about love. There are many different kinds of expression of love but having a solid living/working definition of love is crucial.

In the beginning, was the logos and the logos was with God and the Logos was God.... begins a very familiar verse from John's Gospel. Lots has been done with the word logos and like many words, it has evolved over time.

As I often write and my friends and clients are all too familiar, I am a huge fan of becoming, journey type of language. The key here is we don’t ever arrive and each present moment opens to a new present moment, hopefully with each adding a little more light, a little more understanding of…

The word love has certainly changed over the years. The subtle change has resulted in love moving from an active verb to a possessive noun. Perhaps part of the issue is that in English, we have the one word for love - love. We often add adjectives to describe a particular quality of love but…

“Each breath, a stepping-stone to God” Here is a lovely contemplative prayer exercise from Margaret Silf’s book The Inner Compass. Margaret is a delightful writer, a lovely soul, and companion for the journey. I invite you to get comfortable, take a couple of deep cleansing breaths, and let your feeling paint a picture for prayer for…

The following was never intended to be a blog post. Truth be told, I wrote it in a moment of heartbreak and I shared it on Facebook. Multiple likes and shares later, I thought maybe it might be worth sharing here. There are a lot of people asking tough questions. It would be a mistake…

A fly sat on a straw on a puddle of donkey piss full of pride it lifted up its head: ”I am the captain of this ship master of this ocean!” - Rumi Translated and emitted by Omid Safi Radical Love. Teachings from the Islamic Mystical Traditions Share This:

It was the beginning of Passover as Jesus and his friends headed to Jerusalem for the to celebrate Israel's liberation from Egypt. Word spread that He was on His way to the city. People ran out to meet this Jesus who was taking the land by storm, with his radical teachings of love; turning the…

The Big Idea: Our best, most authentic work needs to be rooted in something bigger than us and our good work. A deep guiding force that keeps us from being consumed by our good work or worse, becoming that which we resist. We think that the good work in and of itself will keep us…

April 19, 2018
Games we play to Avoid Dealing with Emotional Pain

I’m a little Tea Pot... when I get all steamed -up hear me shout! A familiar nursery rhyme but what an interesting allegory when we are talking about heart-wounds, stress and emotional pain. Picture yourself as a tea-pot (or kettle). Add some water, some heat, and when water boils, steam (energy) is released through the spout - some kettles even Continue Reading...
Read more
May 23, 2011
Small things with Great Love

It was one of the hottest days of the dry season. No rain in more than a month, the crops were dying, and the cows had stopped giving milk. The creeks and streams were long gone and this dry season would bankrupt several farmers before it was through. One day while I was in the kitchen making lunch for my husband Continue Reading...
Read more
February 1, 2016
Healthy Boundaries in Ministry

As a Ministry leader, you know the constant, subtle and not so subtle demands to be personally involved in many of the different activities of Church. Healthy boundaries in ministry will certainly go a long way in helping you maintain the heart and quality of your ministry, your relationship with God and with your family life. I have Continue Reading...
Read more

A Birds Tale

The Many Faces of Love – Agape

The Logos is Nonsense

An obstacle to Deeper Living

Facets of Divine Love

Stepping Stones – A Soulful Exercise

Honest Questions

What’s your Puddle of Piss?

Two Parades. The Lie of Sacred Violence

Deeper for the sake of Good

My Blog – Articles

Games we play to Avoid Dealing with Emotional Pain

Small things with Great Love

Healthy Boundaries in Ministry