Spiritual Formation

Austin Kleon mused about blogging being a forgiving medium compared to social media. Artists talk about particular mediums being unforgiving like pastels because they have a permanence hard to undo. You better get it right on the first go, or else. Blogging, not so much. Blogging runs on grace. I

Anger is a platform to sell politics, religion, products, and propaganda. It’s championed as necessary and righteous and unavoidable. But history and our own souls would tell us a different story. It feels right in the moment and typically ends nowhere good. Frederick Buechner said anger ends up turning

Unkept hair and chapped lips I come to the table riddled with doubts and shadows Wrinkled collar and oil stained jeans I come to the table hungry for pardon and assurance Bone weary hands and unkept promises A table for weary travelers Half hearted prayers and a scrambled mind We

Texas snow storm, Trump, stimulus checks, January 6th, cicadas, Critical Race Theory, Brittany Spears, Andrew Cuomo, and school shootings. All things blazing front and center on our social media feeds, and trending topics on Google in 2021. All topics the data suggests last between a week or two and are

The Christian mystic and philosopher Simone Weil said this about attention: “Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.”Right outside my office door is a planter. And in this planter is a wild bush with beautiful greens and purples. I walk by this bush every day when I

In the new Paul McCartney documentary on Hulu, the former Beatle made an interesting observation. When recording Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, McCartney noticed a switch on the soundboard in the control room. The switch was flipped to “classical” or “pop” depending on the music being recorded. McCartney expressed