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.

What’s your Puddle of Piss?

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…

Volumes have been spewed on the Washington Memorial - Covington School - Black Israelites - Indigenous drummer incident a week or so ago. As I watched, I became more distraught. Through the cauldron of emotion I sensed a nudge to suspend judgement. An invitation to pause and to “see”. What I saw in myself was…

I was at a gathering a couple of weeks ago, and one of the folks facilitating chose dirt as a metaphor. He rode that metaphor pretty hard as he reminded us repeatedly that we are dirty by nature and because dirty isn’t good we needed Jesus to make us clean. Sometimes, when we ride a…

Advent – Birthing of Christ Conciousness

So, this post is a bit different for me. The experience I share isn't unusual for me, it is the sharing of it that is. I am reluctant to share some of the more intimate experiences but felt, maybe this might be an encouragement to someone. Last week during a quiet time, I found myself…

[I have shared this article a couple of years now. It touches folks, and want to share it again this year.] I am excited for the lead up to Christmas this year. I am looking forward to our family gathering together and visiting with friends. As we are in Advent the Lord has been meeting me…

Human Being versus Doing. Towards Wholeness

I am not alone when I admit I have wrestled with the being versus doing dichotomy. In essence, it's a longing to live more authentically, to experience meaning in those things we do and not feeling disconnected from our sense of being whether by mindless rote, guilt or unhealthy obligation. I know that this was…

A fascinating 1972 video clip of Viktor Frankl, filmed in Toronto, Canada. In this video, Frankl is calling humanity to aim to a higher standard, to pick a target beyond ourselves and while we may fall short, he argues we will reach further or closer to wholeness than if we aimed for something less. In…

Once upon a time, there lived a woman who wished she could understand the difference between Heaven and Hell. She petitioned God for such an experience, and one day God came to her in a dream. God said to the woman, “I have heard your prayer, and I am willing to grant your request. I…

August 23, 2012
45 Things to Live Well (26-30)

It has been said there are three ways to gain wisdom; 1) By reflection and thought, 2) From watching and learning from others and 3) By personal experience. The first two are perhaps the most expedient but if you are like me, sometimes you have to learn the hard way by experiencing it first hand. As messy as this can Continue Reading...
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August 16, 2013
Judge Less. More Filling.

“Judge not lest you be judged” are haunting words for me. I am coming to realize that a constant problem of the human creation is the propensity to judge others. I think there are a variety of reasons for this but for our purposes here, suffice to say it is the natural consequence of eating from the Tree of Continue Reading...
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January 19, 2012
Creative, Innovative Solutions are NOT a Brand

Branding. This one concept can have the GREATEST impact on your business, but is often tragically overlooked. The term itself is thrown around but is misunderstood and rarely is its value realized and its potential realized in business. Effective branding communicates meaning, value proposition of your business, service, product, person or logo. A brand connects your clients to your business Continue Reading...
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What’s your Puddle of Piss?

Two Parades. The Lie of Sacred Violence

Deeper for the sake of Good

Facing my Violence for Justice Sake

When Dirt isn’t Dirty

Advent – Birthing of Christ Conciousness

Sanitized for your Convenience?

Human Being versus Doing. Towards Wholeness

Motivated by Meaning

A Hell of a Difference

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45 Things to Live Well (26-30)

Judge Less. More Filling.

Creative, Innovative Solutions are NOT a Brand