We’re still traveling, yesterday we spent all day in the car spanning bay bridge and turning west toward Ohio. For the rest of the week, we’re visiting Andrew’s family deep in Amish country. Last night after we arrived we…
The Summer Day by Mary Oliver Who made the world? Who made the swan, and the black bear? Who made the grasshopper? This grasshopper, I mean- the one who has flung herself out of the grass, the one who is…
We just finished up a series on breath prayer, how this simple practice is rooted in an Ancient Christian tradition as well as the brain science. It is summertime and we’re entering into a new practice which goes hand…
It’s no secret. I need quiet like I need water. Anybody else? Perhaps we all do. Have you read this article yet? Our brains require ample amounts of silence in order to rebuild the brain cells stolen by noise and stress.…
EVERY WEEK I send out a video of an ancient practice called lectio divina (ancient but so very accessible) which I call The Slow Word Movement to subscribers to this blog & write a letter in the afterglow or the wrestle directly…
This July I was in Italy for three weeks with my people. I’m still living in the after-glow. We spent one week on the Ligurian coast, a week in the Dolomites, a quick trip through Venice, and a week with friends…