I’ve always thought of myself as intuitive because that is how I score on all personality tests. It is supposed to bless me with…
Hindrances to Communication
Stumbling in conversation Good communication is hard even at the best of times in this badly fragmented world. Have I overstated that? I don’t…
Trust and Safety
“Trust is confidence,” Jim Belcher says, “that the other person’s intentions are good and that we have no reason to be protective or careful…
Offhanded Joy
Community / Faith / Hospitality / Maturity and Flourishing / Ordinary Life / Safe Place / Work and Rest
Dedicated: To my friends who helped the homeless of Louisiana. To those whose ate mangoes on a beach in Hawaii while their water pipes…
Over the Rainbow
Community / Creation / Maturity and Flourishing / Ordinary Life / Work and Rest
Over The Rainbow Something died in the guts of our house. As it ripened and decayed, Denis searched for it in among the cobwebs…
What the Bleep Do I Know?
Community / Movies / Ordinary Life / Safe Place / Spirituality
Sunday Afternoon “Are you from the Unitarian Church?” A small, dark-haired woman drinking a soy latte and holding a copy of Enlightenment magazine smiled…
Tsunami Crash
Tsunami Crash My husband may have had cause to find a concubine. Of course, I would have ignored the cause and made him my…
Discernment Exercise: Loving People
Community / Exercises / Scripture
On relationships, and all that The Bible makes it clear that God’s covenant people are to be characterized by love. He loves us and…
Should Christians Wear This Sh**t?: Discernment Exercise
Discernment / Maturity and Flourishing
This is only my impression, but I tend to believe that Christians tend to fall into two major categories: people who wear “Christian Tees”…
Church centered, not church occupied
Church centered, not church occupied I don’t want to be misunderstood here. I am not saying that church membership is optional for the Christian,…