Hospitality
I have been reading The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary True Story of the Last True Hermit.” The book tells the story of...
Celtic Fire
There was a small grass fire near my house a few weeks ago. I drive past the hill that caught fire nearly every day on my way to work. No...
Sojourners
When I sat down to write my first Celtic Way blog I was excited, but when my fingers touched the key board I became riddled with anxiety....
Lent, the Wilderness, and Celtic Christianity
How is Celtic Christianity inviting me into this Lenten season? My first engagement with church happened within the context of American...
What the Owls Are Saying
A pair of great horned owls lives in the meadow just beyond my porch, and I’ve taken to checking in with those wisdom birds when my life...
Behold, It Is Good
…And God saw everything that God had made, and behold, it was very good. This phrase is repeated several times throughout the Christian...
Troubled
I remember this. Or at least days like this. This is the kind of frigid which is much deeper than just plain cold. If you pulled on one...
Thin Places: Black History Month & the Agonizing Jesus
It was one of those spaces that Celtic people might refer to as “Thin”. The Last Supper was over, but Jesus hadn’t been arrested yet. He...
You Only See the Stars When It's Dark
Stephanie was showing everyone at Kids Club the painting she had made in school that week. She said that it had a deeper meaning than I...
Winter: The Call To Slow Down & Notice
I grew up in the Midwest. Winter in the Midwest is not easy, nor is it particularly pretty. The hallmarks of a Midwestern winter are not...