

Change Is Afoot!
Change is afoot. Cooler mornings, longer nights, louder cicadas, and geese in the sky. I’ve loved late August since childhood when ripe...


Who is this God, anyway?
The God of my youth was immoveable, a solid rock, changeless. That the Earth and the whole universe are in a process of constant change...


The Desert Is Calling
It was during my sophomore year at the Christian college I was attending that I got my first sense that something was wrong with this...


The Window to Your Soul
Our staff meeting was filled with grumbles before the meeting even officially started. Several people caught wind that Father Scott might...


The Heartbeat of Justice
It was at a Black Lives Matter protest that I saw an image that struck me—one I knew I would not easily forget. I saw 2 women who wore...


The Song of Our Being
The birthing tub was full. Our midwife was in our living room readying her supplies and orienting her assistant. My daughter’s beloved...


It Aint Over 'Til It's Over
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Rediscovering Community
I grew up in a “city” in Iowa. We lived in the suburbs with spacious yards, lots of kids (think Baby Boomer Generation), and a Mom in...


Sensuality, Spirituality, and the Gift of Life
I am sitting in a chair my neighbor gave us admiring my lawn. It is lush, green, and professionally well kept. Seriously, we are...


Celtic Christian Spirituality Within An Urban Environment
Living the Celtic Christian Way in the suburban/urban environment fills my thoughts on most days. It is like a companion on the journey...