Reflections
Reaching for the Sword
On Maundy Thursday, this story asks us a quiet but piercing question: What sword am I still carrying?
Living into Holy Week
Prayer is not an escape. It is preparation. It is the intimate connection with God that strengthens us to face what the day will bring.
Missional Spiritual Formation
Jesus never split contemplation from action. He calls us into one life, rooted in union with God and expressed through love of neighbor.
Between Two Worlds
Somewhere in the middle of life, we find ourselves loving what is still beginning and what is slowly winding down. That middle place carries its own ache, but it also carries its own gift.
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[Camino]: Trellis, Not Treadmill
Following God can start to feel like work again, even after you have walked away from the systems that formed you. If you are afraid your faith will dissolve unless you keep trying, you are not failing. You might simply need a trellis, not a treadmill.
The Two Pathways in Spiritual Formation: The Journey of the Privileged and the Marginalized
“As I listened in prayer with these directees, I began to see that grace was not moving in the same direction for everyone. Some were being invited to let go. Others were being invited to stand up.”
The Forgotten Message of Christmas
When we are obsessed with being saved, we miss the call to be like Jesus.
Christmas is not only that the Savior is born. Christmas is that the Good Shepherd is born.
Practicing Presence with Kids: An Advent Invitation
The mess in your house, the dishes in the sink, the laundry waiting to be folded, none of this disqualifies you from practicing presence. In fact, this is exactly where presence is practiced. Right here. Right now. In the midst of real life.
Acts 1: The Three Essentials Jesus Left With Us
As I sit with Acts 1, I hear Jesus speaking these same three essentials into my own journey: Remember I am alive. Remember the Kingdom you are invited to embody. Remember to wait for the Spirit who empowers everything.
Regression: When the Soul Feels Like It Is Moving Backward
When your soul feels like it is moving backward, it may not be failure, but an invitation. Regression in the reconstruction journey can be the place where God is doing the deepest hidden work.
The Quiet Gift of Slowing Down: Becoming an Urban Mystic
What if the slowing we crave is not something that happens when everything else stops, but something we practice right in the middle of the swirl?
The slowing is not an escape. It is how we return.
Belovedness Prayer
I am Your beloved child.
I am seen and heard by You, O God.
I am formed from dust, yet filled with Your glory.
I am not lost, for You are Immanuel, God with us,
and I abide in You.
Christ or Caesar? A Call to Discernment
When the church aligns with the empire, it loses its prophetic voice.
Grieving in a Culture of Violence
We are nearer to the point of no return than many of us want to admit. If we continue to ignore it, the chaos will overtake us. The way forward is not louder arguments or sharper defenses. It begins with lament.
Finding Our Place in an Unraveling World
When deception feels more organized than truth, and power speaks louder than compassion, urban mystics are called to stay rooted—refusing numbness, reclaiming sacred rhythms, and living a faith that looks like Jesus, not empire.
Forgiveness
Naming the pain gave me something I didn’t have before: a choice—a choice to forgive and let go.
Spiral Journey
Our vessels crack, unfit, unclean,
Bursting seams of what has been.
“There is a crack in everything—
That’s how the Light gets in.”
What Is Spiritual Direction… and Why You Might Be Ready for It
Spiritual direction isn’t just for the mystics or the monks. It’s for you. It’s for anyone who’s longing to live more awake to God’s presence, more anchored in grace, and more courageous in your own story.