“It was during this period of immense inner pain that another friend spoke the word that I most needed to hear and opened up the third phase of my spiritual journey.”  Henri Nouwen - from the Introduction to "The Return of the Prodigal Son" My friend Nick Jackson spoke powerful, life changing words to me.  … Continue reading The Power of Allowing Friends to Speak Into Your Life

“I was looking for a home where I could feel safe…Now I desired only to rest safely in a place where I could feel a sense of belonging, a place where I could feel at home.”Henri Nouwen – from the Prologue of The Return of the Prodigal Son What is your special place?  Your place … Continue reading The Transformational Experience of “Home”

Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy. He wanted to see who Jesus was, but because he was short he could not see over the crowd.So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see him, … Continue reading Bless Another Person By Asking For Their Help

“Be joyful always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”  (I Thessalonians 5:16-18) My friend Bill shared this story with me.  He was on the phone with a friend that he hadn’t seen in some time. They were (of course) talking about the pandemic and … Continue reading The Art of Spiritual Conversation: “What brought you joy?”

For years, I've been talking about how I concieve of one of my roles in life as being a Curator of Inspiration. As I've struggled to get a focus back to blogging, I thought I'd try getting back to being intentional about curation - so for your weekend enjoyment, here's what I've been finding interesting … Continue reading Inspiration Curation (Aug 14, 2020)