Problems and Patterns
Friends, as we move into Christmas, I find myself laughing at my own humanity. Hanging ornaments, already thinking about putting them away, I see it...
A Simple Definition of Faith
As Advent rises again, I feel God inviting us into a season of beginnings, a kind of holy adventure where we open our hands and...
Too Much Urgency
As I sit with this theme of urgency, I feel how easily it swells up around us and crowds the quiet places where the Lord...
Letting Go of Winning
When I invite us to take winning off the table, I am asking us to breathe again and step into what Swedenborg calls “the image...
Why Smart People Feel Unhappy
In today’s 10 Minutes of Morning Calm I explore why smart people feel unhappy. Many bright souls carry that question quietly. I look at how...
No more “If.” No more “When.”
Part of gratitude is opening ourselves up to the miracles that surround us. We can get there if we can drop our equations for happiness...
Too Hurried and We Will Miss It
Here’s my heart this morning: I invite us to slow down and walk with the three mile per hour God. I read in Secrets of...
Step Away from Your Thoughts
Today I’m reflecting on what I call the art of self-forgetting. Our minds are wonderful servants. Terrible masters. How can we step away from our thoughts? There’s...
