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.

Healthy Community is where we learn to be Community

The old joke says ‘Church would be awesome if it weren’t for the people’ and amidst a hearty chuckle, we sense a twinge of truth. Community is made of up human beings just like you and me - doing the best we can with what we have. They are places where imperfect people, those of…

“Fear not” or something similar is said to be found approximately 365 times in the bible. That’s probably high but it seems to be a significant theme for folks and yet, beyond face value what is to be made of these two words? if we come from a legalistic tradition, we might understand these exhortations as…

“Teacher, surely we are to be like the chunks of ice floating effortlessly with the current of the river.” The teacher smiled and said “ Indeed, and yet against the current the fish swims, the geese paddle and the river plant holds fast. Such is a life lived whole.” [a story from prayer and a…

“You must descend from your head into your heart. At present, your thoughts of God are in your head. And God himself is, as it were, outside you, and so your prayer and other spiritual exercises remain exterior. Whilst you are still in your head, thoughts will not easily be subdued but will always be whirling about, like snow in winter or clouds…

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…

July 30, 2020
Deep Dream – Redux

[I recently shared this poem and a Lectio Divina type exercise - you can read it here. In this post, I share my own experience and thoughts. Again, you are most welcome to share your experience with the poem in the comment section below.] Deep Dream I’ve spent many years learning how to fix life, only to discover at the Continue Reading...
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June 27, 2012
Be Still

One of the things I hear most often from many folks is the chronic busyness of life. They are bombarded from all directions, all day so it seems to many. This driven pace is often a reflection of one's inner life - their thoughts and emotions, and as such it is often difficult to find the time to Continue Reading...
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December 13, 2012
Underestimating the Love of God

Have you ever become so familiar with something - an idea perhaps - that as good as it may be, it seems to become like the old comfortable bathrobe that you take for granted? A few years ago, I was driving from one community to another listening to one of my all time favorite singer-song writers; Rich Mullins. His Continue Reading...
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Healthy Community is where we learn to be Community

Fear Not but if you do that’s okay

One Saturday Morning

From your Head to your Heart

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

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Deep Dream – Redux

Be Still

Underestimating the Love of God

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