Finding Clarity Amidst a Life Decision

Finding Clarity Amidst a Life Decision

Are you in throes of a life decision right now, with no clear path forward? The life decisions I have most struggled to make have often been a choice between continuing on a current path or taking one of many possible offshoots. It’s tempting to default to the current...
Come and Have Breakfast

Come and Have Breakfast

Jesus said to them, “Come and have breakfast.”  John 21:12 One of my favorite Bible passages comes at the end of the Gospel of John.  The recently risen Jesus is on the beach of the Sea of Tiberius while the disciples unsuccessfully fish.  Jesus yells...
A Loving Gaze in Springtime

A Loving Gaze in Springtime

Spring is inching closer. A time of new life, buds on trees, green popping up all around. A truly lovely time of year. And yet, a book I finished this past week caused me to wonder about those whose experience does not align with this new season. Although we will soon...
Howard Thurman and Encountering God

Howard Thurman and Encountering God

In his book, Meditations of the Heart, Howard Thurman, the modern-day spiritualist, and mystic, says “Every moment is a divine encounter, every facet is an exposure to the boundless energies by which life is sustained and our spirits are made whole.” When we consider...