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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...
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...
Recently, I had the privilege of helping present on the topic of spiritual direction. As the conversation unfolded, one participant’s spontaneous question spurred a deeper conversation:
“What do you ask a spiritual director to see if they’re the right fit for you?”
Her question, almost sounding li...
Prior to joining Laura Huff Hileman’s Dream Circle in early 2024, I had heard of dreamwork and even explored a few dreams with a therapist trained through the Haden Institute. But I hadn’t yet grasped how deeply dreams could contribute to my own spiritual well-being.
This month, after a long pause,...
I love mountains—the long love affair God has with humanity is manifested through many biblical stories that feature mountains: at Mt. Horeb, Elijah encounters God in sheer silence; at Mt. Sinai, Moses receives the Torah from God; at Mt. Olive, Jesus prays and sweats blood before being arrested; and...
"Amazing Grace…how sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me.
I once was lost but now am found.
Was blind but now I see." *
This hymn means a great deal to many people. For some who have struggled through
addiction, guilt, and shame, it represents the feeling of being saved by God from a life of
wretc...
