Church Tomorrow (Book Review)
This book interviews ‘nones and dones’—people who do not attend church—about their spirituality, as well as their sources of community and meaning.
Spirituality
Holy Peace (Poem by Danna Faulds)
Nothing to run from or run toward. Just this breath, awareness knowing itself as embodiment. Just this breath, awareness waking up to truth.
Climbing Mountains (New poem by Polly Castor)
Spirit does not labor to ascend a high elevation, nor does it even notice a change in atmosphere.
The Divine Will (Short Poem by Jean Pierre de Caussade)
The divine will is a deep abyss of which the present moment is the entrance.
Philippians 4:8-9 (from Message Version of the Bible)
Put into practice what you learned from me, what you heard and saw and realized.
The Saga of my Stolen Painting
I’m grateful for the great park ranger staff who genuinely cared about the right outcome, and wholeheartedly wanted to solve (and did!) this unusual mystery.
Infinite Supply vs. Effort (Deep Think #31)
It is not about work or making anything true, but rather, noticing, accepting, and practicing receptivity and gratitude for what already is true. We can do that!
Let Yourself Trust (New Poem by Polly Castor)
Be thankful, be obedient, let your heart shine forth and be sure, keep moving towards freedom and the dazzling light.
Truth Brings Liberty (Quote by Mary Baker Eddy)
Whatever enslaves man is opposed to the divine government. Truth makes man free.
Out on a Limb into the Next Fifteen Feet
This all feels miracle to me, and I’m so very grateful for the shepherding and care I’ve the whole way.
Annual Meeting 2026 (Highlights and Photos)
We should not hide our light under the bushel, where it will suffocate and go out. We are not protecting it there. The safest place for your light is on a candlestick where it thrives in lots of oxygen,
Recent Pages in my Bible Lesson Journal
Since some of you have found seeing these pages useful, I occasionally post them here.
Neither Hot Nor Cold (Spiritual Short about Indifference)
We usually think of hate as the opposite of love, or fear as the opposite of love, but recently my sister mentioned indifference as the opposite of love.
All Around Us is Holy (Quote by Teilhard de Chardin)
By means of all created things, without exception, the divine assails us, penetrates us and molds us. We imagined it as distant and inaccessible, whereas in fact we live steeped in its burning layers.
I Was Interviewed in this Magazine About Mental Health
I was interviewed by St. Louis’ Gateway to Dreams magazine Be the Change edition about a spiritual approach to mental health and healing.
Recent Pages in my Bible Lesson Journal
I’ve started in a new journal, having filled several before, and I’m really liking this new green one, since the paper is thicker and whiter.
Commemoration of Yom HaShoah
Commemoration of Yom HaShoah (Holocaust observance) matters because it forces Jews and Christians alike to confront what happens when hatred is allowed to grow unchecked and when human being stop seeing one another as bearers of dignity.