What do we do with our desires?
Longing :: Week 1 Today I want to pick up with the Journey of a Soul series that we started in the fall, based on... Read More
7 life lessons to guide 2015
Today I’m taking in the New Year at the world’s best coffee house—seriously. I’ve tasted a lot of coffee all over the world and Archetype in Omaha... Read More
Hermitage Part 5: Grappling with the sin of Christianity
As I waited for Twin Hearts shuttle I wondered who the driver would be. As the dark blue van inched its way up the mountain,... Read More
Hermitage Part 4: What is the Lama Foundation?
Though the community was being very respectful of my hermit solitude, before leaving Lama I wanted to get a tour of the place and learn... Read More
Hermitage Part 3: What do bears have to teach us?
When I awoke the next morning at 4:30, the clear sky had turned to snow-cloud-covered and I found my hermitage blanketed beneath clean, white, soft... Read More
Hermitage Part 2: What did Jesus mean that we must become like a child?
Unless you are born again, you cannot see the Kingdom of God. John 3:3 Unless you become like a child, you will never enter the... Read More
Hermitage Part 1: Why make hermitage?
My recent hermitage was such a special time that when I came out of solitude I spent the next few days reflecting, processing and integrating.... Read More
What mask(s) do you wear?
Awakening :: Week 12 “The spiritual journey is a journey of self-discovery since the encounter with God is also an encounter with one’s deepest self,”... Read More
How do you restore connection with the Divine?
Awakening :: Week 11 My initial awakening could probably be traced back two or three years before I made pilgrimage in Spain. I had decided... Read More
What holds you back from being who you are called to be?
Awakening :: Week 10 I think of Moses as a good example of one who struggled with self-abnegation. In the Torah, Exodus 3–4 outlines... Read More