Have you ever asked any of these questions: Can I be a Christian and affirming of my LGBTQ+ friends and neighbors? Can I love my gay child and still go to church? I'm gay - What does God think about me? Where does most homophobia originate? What specific Bible verses do people use to "clobber" […]

What do you do when you are weary? I think this is an important question to know the answer to. The answer will be different for each of us. That is why I like it; there is no "right" answer, there is only your answer. I have learned my way into my answer: I always […]

A few days ago I wrote about a deeper kind of silence described by Robert Mulholland. Have you ever asked yourself, "What am I supposed to do during times of silence? 🙂 Today, I want to share one of the most profoundly helpful tips ever offered to me as I think about what I might […]

I've been thinking lately about the power of the spiritual practice of intentional silence in a very noisy world. As I was reading through one of the best books ever on spiritual formation, Invitation to a Journey by Robert Mullholland, I came across his section on silence. Mulholland has a profound ability to describe something […]

Almost two years ago when a couple young friends asked me to officiate their wedding, I knew it was time for me to do some serious work. I needed to lean into the experience and knowledge of those who had gone before me, who had paved the way, who had done the work, who understood […]

It was Thomas Merton who wrote: "A tree brings glory to God by being a tree." I have lived by this idea for years. One of the most powerful ways we can bring honor and happiness to God is by loving who God made us to be, and becoming the very unique person God so lovingly […]