Even though I posted this on nakedpastor this morning, I wanted to post it here because it is in defense of the members of The Lasting Supper. I don't know of anyone here enjoying a pity party. You all seem strong, healthy and wise to me. And you're fun to hang out...

Annie Dillard, in her classic Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, writes: Thomas Merton wrote, ‘There is always a temptation to diddle around in the contemplative life, making itsy-bitsy statues.’ There is always an enormous temptation in all of life to diddle around making...

We are lonely in the universe. We can surround ourselves with other people, but as long as we aren’t living openly with ourselves then we will continue to experience this loneliness. Plus it helps to find at least one other person. I have a few people locally who I am...

It is important and necessary to take ownership for whatever suffering I have experienced. It empowers me to recognize and own my participation, however small, in the things I've suffered. Even if it's a fraction of a percentage point, at least it gives me the power...

I witnessed something really amazing last night. First of all, I am at an event my son Joshua puts on called "Breakthrough Mastery". His goal is to be the next Tony Robbins. At 25 years old, he's well on his way. This was a very intense course with 30 people working...

Waiting: a learned skill. Waiting in silence: a supreme art. Waiting in silence during adversity: a necessary posture. (Click on the image to receive a free high-quality, print-ready download of this painting "We Await the Storm".)

After you make the momentous decision and leave a relationship or a community, or if you are required to leave, you will hear about how great they are doing without you. It might hurt. News Flash: Their lives are going on without you! Another News Flash: You could not...

Anger is a natural, human response to being hurt. It can be as slight as being called a name to being the victim of an outrageous injustice. Have you read the beautiful forum, "why am I SO angry after SO long?"? Kudos to you amazing story tellers and listeners! Did...

I love this happy verse: I will turn their mourning into gladness; I will give them comfort and joy instead of sorrow (Jeremiah 31:13). Let's put another spin on it: the things that used to make us sad or mad can now make us glad. That is, what used to hurt then makes...

We all know the power that words can have over us. They can lift us up or beat us down. For me, it takes about 100 compliments for me to start feeling good about myself, and about 1 insult to take them all away. I exaggerate, but you get my point. You have to really...