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  • Why do we need the weeds in the wheat?

    July 24, 2023 /

    The fabric of our society is a tightly woven mix of weeds and wheat. What are we to do?

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    Time to turn to the untier of knots

    September 27, 2023

    What makes God the best listener?

    October 14, 2024

    Advent: A Time to See the Incredible in the Ordinary

    December 9, 2024
  • The first rule of spiritual accompaniment

    July 13, 2023 /

    One of the first rules in spiritual accompaniment is to go where the other wants to go. Little did I realize...

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    Who’s in your throne room?

    February 14, 2022

    Consolation appears in a surprising way

    October 9, 2023

    Extending God’s Care to the One in Charge

    November 11, 2024
  • Time for some spiritual excavation

    June 27, 2023 /

    Spiritual growth might be likened to an excavation project. Where do you need to aim your shovel?

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    Finding love in the to-do list

    November 4, 2024

    It all started with a little pinch from God

    April 15, 2024

    One dark night, kindled in love with yearnings

    January 6, 2025
  • Do you love me?

    June 5, 2023 /

    The question that trumps all other questions.

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    One Thing Contrary to the Kingdom of God: Control

    June 17, 2024

    The three most important items for a faith journey

    July 15, 2024

    Don’t miss the moment

    December 20, 2021
  • The Discipline of Prayer

    May 25, 2023 /

    God provided the perfect focal point for prayer: a peephole to the heavens!

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    It is better to light one candle…

    March 31, 2025

    Who’s in your throne room?

    February 14, 2022

    What are you really looking for?

    January 15, 2024
  • Giving a reason to hope

    May 14, 2023 /

    How can you "always be ready to give a reason for your hope"?

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    Tomb Time

    April 18, 2022

    How to cope when the wine of life runs dry

    January 19, 2025

    Trust in God’s Impossible Option

    December 19, 2022
  • Four Spiritual Lessons from Emmaus

    April 24, 2023 /

    The journey of the two disciples to Emmaus has much to say about our own spiritual journey.

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    Spiritual entropy: What is it & how to reverse it.

    August 28, 2023

    One dark night, kindled in love with yearnings

    January 6, 2025

    A little lesson on patience from the Mayapple

    May 20, 2024
  • A stamp in the envelope?

    April 7, 2023 /

    God has sent you a letter with a stamp inside. How will you respond?

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    Taking off the Armor

    August 1, 2022

    How to prevent spiritual erosion during the holidays

    November 25, 2024

    The Spiritual Life of the Resurrection Fern

    April 1, 2024
  • Hope for a “Lost Boy”

    April 4, 2023 /

    Two symbols of hope that have followed me throughout my life.

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    What are you really looking for?

    January 15, 2024

    The trees point to the cross

    December 27, 2021

    How to change regular waiting into holy waiting

    December 2, 2024
  • Symbols of Hope

    April 3, 2023 /

    We enter the holiest of weeks highlighting two powerful symbols of hope:  the palm branch and the cross. 

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    What I say to you, I say to all: Watch!

    November 29, 2020

    How to silence the Pharisee in your head

    November 5, 2023

    One Heart and Mind

    April 11, 2021
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