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My cherubic sons are now big and hairy and out in the world: I love them to distraction, and I’m insanely proud of them. Here at Advent, I’m thinking of them as I wonder where in the world I put the Christmas decorations after my recent move.
Where is the creche? I remember shopping for it after th...
Student Evangelist #1:
Can we talk to you about God?
Julian (smiling):
My dear, I have talked of little else for forty years.
But please—do continue.
Lainey (aside):
Oh, this is going to be good...
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I’m about 10 years old, paging through a library book called something like Christmas Around the World, the world being arranged alphabetically for ease of reference.  Poland, Russia, Spain… Sweden! Look at THIS!  Saint Lucia Day? Â
Girls in long white dresses and red sashes and evergreen wreaths ...
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December is a time for giving, with many Christian holiday traditions stemming from the great gift of a savior, a messiah, being born. It's a time of generosity, honoring God's generÂosity of sending his one and only son, Jesus, to save the world.
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My spiritual director once gave me valuable advice: begin keeping a gratitude journal and make thankfulness a part of my everyday routine.
She encouraged me to approach gratitude as an Examen, so each evening I pause to jot down things I'm thankful for that day.
At first, I was worried that I’d tr...
Well, the day finally arrived—just as I told her it would.
Almost a decade after our first conversation about it, my daughter was ambushed at lunch with “God’s plan for salvation.”
Spiritual coercion in broad daylight.
When she was ten, I wrote a blog getting her opinion on The Four Spiritual Laws. Her...
Rooted in Wisdom, Growing in Community: Voices from the Collective
What if the innermost questions of your life weren’t problems to solve, but invitations to listen?
What if the chaos or longing you carry could develop on the holy ground where wisdom takes root?
When I first joined Wisdom Tree Co...
Last week, I went away on retreat, hoping for rest and restoration. Admittedly, after more than a year of navigating chaos, that may have been a lot of pressure to place on just four and a half days! So it shouldn’t have surprised me that, no matter where I went, I was met with distraction after dis...
Thresholds in Antigua: A Visual Examen
My friends and I are in the early stages of planning another trip to Guatemala next year. We're comparing travel rates, dreaming up itineraries, and hoping for good timing and good company. It’s still just a hope, but it’s stirring something in me.
I’ve been ...
What does it mean to hold a sacred space for others? Is it simply the ambiance? The art of holy listening? Deep empathy? The joy of Godly play?
Most of us know the grace of being in a group that nourished us, where we felt seen, heard, and gently held. And unfortunately, many of us have also known ...
This week, I felt a quiet tug, an invitation to return to Scripture. I’d been praying with apps like Hallow and through Centering Prayer, but this felt different. I needed a new rhythm. Not analysis. Not to study. I’ve done plenty of that lately.
What I longed for was presence.
Less head, more hea...
“Our spiritual journeys are not ours alone,” writes Ann Kline. That sentence opens a doorway into a deeper truth: we are not solitary seekers, but participants in the ongoing flow of God’s own prayer.
In group spiritual direction, we listen, not just for ourselves, but for each other. We ask not wh...
