Freebie Friday: download "Prevailing"
(My gift to you: Download a high-quality, print-ready image of this painting to your computer to print or just look at: CLICK HERE.) There are two ways to prevail. Like the tree, you can go with the adversity. Bend with it. Be flexible in the face of it. Surrender to...
where is the church?
Some people think I hate the church. They read superficially. They think through the narrow conservatism and their myopic understanding of what Christianity and the church are. I love the church and argue that people should have the right to gather together for...
One Minute Message: "Weeds Among the Wheat"
The book: Thomas H. Green, S.J., Weeds Among the Wheat: Discernment... Where Prayer and Action Meet (1984)
Exercise: 10 Steps for Dream Interpretation
I do not presume to be an expert on dreams or dream analysis. But I have been studying dreams for over 20 years. In 1985, one of my professors strongly urged me to attend the Jungian Institute in Switzerland. It never came to be, but it encouraged me to take dreams...
freebie friday: distant shore
You can download this image, "Distant Shore", for your computer screen or to print it off on nice paper: CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD IT TO YOUR COMPUTER (Also, I have a Freebie Friday going on over at nakedpastor for any Sophia print of your choice. To enter the draw,...
give yourself grace
Many people on this site have gone through unbelievable ordeals. Some of you are still going through them. The chaotic confusion one experiences when experiencing traumatic change is normal. Nothing else is to be expected. Is it possible to live so freely that you are...
Exercise: what I think about you
When I am asked what kind of people make up this community, this is what I say: "They are very spiritual, smart, courageous and funny." Why do I say that? You obviously have a keen interest in your spiritual health. Many of you have left organized religion and are...
perfect at every stage
A good friend of mine, who also happens to be a member of this community, said something to me the other day that stuck with me. It's something I've always believed to be true. It's something I have even taught before. But it was the way it was said that caught me off...
Video: on happiness
These are the books I mentioned in the video: It's All In Your Head: The 8 Essential Secrets to Living a Life Without Regrets, by Stephen M. Pollan and Mark Levine. You Can Heal Your Life, by Louise L. Hay What Happy People Know, by Dan Baker and Cameron Stauth The...
