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Wisdom Tree Collective is a formation that takes spiritual direction seriously.
This is not a program that skims the surface or rushes formation. It is a space of depth, rigor, and reverence, shaped by prayer, discernment, and long fidelity to the vocation of spiritual accompaniment.
From the ou...
Up at 3:00am. On the road by 3:30am.
Dark - cold - country roads - black ice - no specific directions. U-turns and navigating with wrong info. But at 5:35am we see the vehicles and arrive safely.
Why are we doing this? What is the reason?
We stand in the dark waiting. Not sure what to do. The sh...
Iāve been reviewing a series of conversations from my time as a student in Wisdom Tree Collectiveās School of Spiritual Direction. The beauty of our program is that you still have access to all the dialogues and papers you had during the training. Something I wished I had when I attended school at T...
How do we meet events we cannot fix?
A massive winter storm swept across the continental United States this weekend. I read that nearly 40 states were under winter weather alerts. Here in Nashville, TN, we have snow and ice.
So far, news reports indicate that tens of thousands of customers across ...
For the first 18 years of my life, I felt as if I was inhibited from seeing the breadth and
depth of Holy Mystery. Itās not because God was small, but my understanding of my
image of God was.
Everything was so black and white. I was so trapped in dualistic thinking. Right and
wrong. Saved or lost. I n...
During my early years as a dean of students, many of the students I talked with were burdened with issues similar to what I had experienced. The main difference between us was that I had had time to reflect and learn from them. It was an unsolicited invitation to listen to students with fresh ears, ...
" At its foundation, it is a journey of opening our hearts to the love of all those sacred beings who dwell in spiritual form across the veil. Our Western minds may tell us thatĀ what we see is all there is, but the religious and mystical imagination knows a deeper truth."
~Christine Valters Pai...
āRing around the rosie. Pocket full of posey. Ashes, ashes, all fall down.ā
For reasons I canāt quite explain, this curious rhyme recently intruded upon my thoughts. It carried me back to childhood, to evenings when my mother would recite it at bedtime. I had no idea what the words meant then, and ...
My cherubic sons are now big and hairy and out in the world: I love them to distraction, and Iām insanely proud of them.Ā Here at Advent, Iām 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 pleaseādo continue.
Lainey (aside):
Oh, this is going to be good...
Continue reading Kasey Hitt's blog post here:Ā Tossing Around a Few Ideas Blog - Kasey Hitt, MDiv, CSD
Iām about 10 years old, paging through a library book called something likeĀ Christmas Around the World,Ā the world being arranged alphabetically for ease of reference.Ā Ā Poland, Russia, Spainā¦Ā Sweden!Ā Look at THIS!Ā Ā Saint Lucia Day?Ā Ā
Girls in long white dresses and red sashes and evergreen wreaths ...
Help wisdom take root. Your gift grows community.
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 generĀosity of sending his one and only son, Jesus, to save the world.
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