Using Integrity to Create an Image of Heaven 3rd, February 2023 Using Integrity to Create an Image of Heaven When the external parts of our lives learn to lean in and listen to the internal parts...
Heaven as a Choice, Not a Test 7th, March 2022 Join us for our daily 10 Minutes of Morning Calm! Today’s Lenten Reflection: Heaven as a Choice, Not a Test
A Taste of Heaven 22nd, August 2021 We will all experience at least a taste of heaven on earth. Those “tastes” will be different but the deeper experience of that soul-level joy,...
Grounded 14th, August 2026 Spirituality grows strong when it reaches into ordinary life. I consider the vision of heaven and earth joined, “as in heaven, so upon the earth,”...
Spend Time with a Kindred Soul 7th, August 2026 This weekend, I invite you to spend time with a kindred soul. Swedenborg writes that “kindred souls in heaven gravitate towards each other spontaneously” and...
Writing A Better Story: The Power of Redemption 2nd, August 2026 God gives us narrative freedom, the ability to choose the story we live even when we cannot choose every circumstance. Let’s explore the difference between...
What Is Servant Leadership? 24th, July 2026 Leadership matters in our families, communities, nation, and world. When we are called to lead, we can enter with humility, a willingness to serve, and...
What Makes a Community Stronger? 23rd, July 2026 A more perfect community becomes possible when we welcome many distinct voices and join them in a shared purpose, like an orchestra where every instrument...
Roll Your Sleeves Up 22nd, July 2026 It is easy to imagine faith as a clean place apart from the mess of life, yet God calls us to roll up our sleeves...
How to Be Religious Without Being a Jerk 17th, July 2026 How do we practice faith without becoming judgmental or hard-hearted? I reflect on the surprisingly practical idea of being religious without being a jerk by...
The Sacred in the Ordinary 10th, July 2026 I keep coming back to Father Gregory Boyle’s line about Holy Supper: “God’s not worried we’ll forget it’s sacred. He’s worried we’ll forget it’s ordinary.”...
Faith That Meets the Pain of the World 1st, July 2026 Jesus’ miracles in the New Testament keep pointing us toward healing. Again and again, He meets pain with presence, mercy, and immediacy. That matters a...