Demolition is Better if You are Building Something
My men’s group is going through a study by Richard Rohr on the Enneagram, a model for human personality and a tool for personal transformation. The introductory session was outstanding, […]
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An Epiphany During Epiphany
I’m having one of those moments when I keep hearing or reading the same theme repeatedly, then at some point I snap out of my stupor and acknowledge the pattern. […]
Following Solomon Into The Dark
I was listening to one of my favorite albums last week and heard echoes of Ecclesiastes. Death Cab for Cutie seemed to be reading Solomon’s notes when they wrote much […]
The Longer Path to Personal Transformation
In the past, I think I was committed to what I’ll call the short path to personal transformation. Let me clarify what I meant by “transformation” in my teenage years […]
To Condemn
How I Almost Sabotaged Lent Before It Started
Only in the past few years have I intentionally recognized the season of Lent, but this year I was ready to enter into a 40 day exercise of discipline. I […]
Why Did You Do That?
I lost $100 last week while Christmas shopping. One hundred dollars of cold, hard cash. There are few things more frustrating than that to me. This got me thinking about […]
Hospital Gratitude
Being at the hospital all day will get you thinking about all the good things in your life. My sister went to the emergency room today at Saint Thomas Hospital […]
Who
Someone knocks at the door. You might be one of those carefree souls that just opens it without finding out who is there, but my modus operandi at that point […]
Love the "Idiots" as Yourself
By now, most people have at least heard about the wackadoodle pastor in Florida who wants to burn about 200 copies of the Quran. As of the writing of this […]
