Light in the Darkest Moments
As it says in the Psalms, when life gets really challenging we can reach a point where “Darkness is my only friend.” How do we...
Transforming Negativity
It is easy to give way to negativity, to allow it to shape our lives. How can we, with God’s help, transform that negativity? A...
Perfect Love Drives Out Fear
We often desire to find a love that will love us perfectly. But that is impossible. We will never be able to love another person...
Discernment
Discernment, when facing decisions, is challenging. These three steps might help. (1) Keep first things recognizably first. Make a list. (2) Pray for peace, pray...
Forward in Faith
We all experience hollowness at times, where life feels empty. Our faith often can feel the same. How do we get back on track? What...
It Is All a Miracle
When we feel empty, burned out, God asks us to remember the miracle. It is not just the miracle of the 1969 “Miracle Mets” World...
One Way to Tame Anxiety
Our lives will be shaped largely by the goals that we hold. What is the goal of life? What really matters in the end? These...
From Emptiness to Purpose
Abraham’s Journey and Our Spiritual Renewal There is an emptiness that is life giving. Let’s hold that as spaciousness. And there is an emptiness that...
Show Us Empathy
Deep inside our souls we all harbor a certain tenderness. We can be asleep to it. We can bury it … but it is still...
Limited Agency
It is easy to share a rather hallow promise of limitless agency, an imagined place in which we have 100% control over 100% of our...
Holding Hard Decisions
We all face hard choices. Spirituality is not always about what the decision is but often instead focuses on how the decision is made.
The Bread of Heaven
When we’re at the end of our rope, we think no future is before us, it is powerful to witness the little miracles that start...
