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Bringing Heaven to Earth
We would all love a little bit more heaven! I reflect on the prayer, “as in heaven, so upon the earth,” and the Swedenborgian conviction...
Blueprints or a Yearning
I am struck by the wisdom in this simple line: “If you want to teach someone to build a ship, don’t give them blueprints, give...
Be the Blessing
I begin this week with a simple question: what does blessing really mean? Gratitude matters. I can wake up, look at life, and say, “I...
Seize the Day
Fall is a season of change. The weather shifts, school begins, and life moves in new directions. As we step into this new season filled...
Be Curious
This weekend, I invite us to practice a beautiful spiritual virtue: curiosity that grows out of love. In Secrets of Heaven 3145, Swedenborg writes, “A...
A Radical Shift
Some shifts are more subtle. Others radical. I consider the radical shift that brings us from the heart of stone to the heart of flesh,...
How to be Religious Without Being a Jerk
For many, unfortunately, when they hear someone is religious, they believe them to be judgmental, pompous and harsh. But true religion is far different. How...
Church Is More Than a Place We Go
I sit with the simple, searching truth that church is more than somewhere I visit. It becomes the place I come from when I carry...
