1 Reconciliation: A Spiritual Resolution
General Resolutions As New Year’s Eve approaches, resolutions are on many people’s minds. According to a 2015 Nielsen […]
Yearly Archives: 2018
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Religion, Christmas, and Reason
Honoring the Return of the Sun The winter solstice has come and gone. Even as we venture into […]
2 Addiction, Surrender, and the Holy
Surrendering to the Wrong Thing Twelve-step groups talk about surrender. Few of us, perhaps none of us, get […]
Accepting Death
The Monarch and the Milkweed Adult monarch butterflies spend the spring and summer in the United States and […]
Luke, Transformation, and Preparation
Preparing for New Life Her initial preparation took years. At first, she didn’t realize she was preparing for […]
Privilege and Entitlement in Kat Howard’s “Unseen World”
The Privilege of Magic Only some people can perform magic. Like any privilege to which we are born, […]
2 Simplicity, Thanksgiving, and Gratitude
Life is a Struggle The other day I spoke with a woman who, for the last six months, […]
1 The Chaos of Our Time, Listening, and Forgiveness
Chaos and the Naivete of Forgiveness Given the chaos breaking out across our nation and in the world, […]
1 Honoring Our Ancestors
Being Ready for Death As a chaplain, I probably think about death more often than the average thirty-three […]
Daylight Saving Time and Eternity
Daylight Savings Time Ends In most of the United States, in many parts of Europe, and in a […]
Spiritual Maturity and the Hero’s Journey
Mathematics and Spiritual Maturity From the moment we are born, we start growing, changing, and maturing. In fact, […]
2 Sex, Money, and Happiness
Money Isn’t Everything, But It Helps Before I read about the crow, I thought I would make a […]