I had a lovely conversation on art as spiritual practice with Christine and Chris, who run a podcast called The Contemplative Life. We discussed the… Read More »Podcast – A conversation on art as spiritual practice
Something I wrote one evening while backpacking in the Sierras last summer: A field of sheer granite with rivulets, falling into the King’s Canyon itself… Read More »New Painting: Darwin Basin, Sierras
We often crave answers before we take the first step, but what if the journey itself is the answer? Lately, I’ve been exploring what it… Read More »We Are Breathing Puzzles – why we need spiritual companions in our lives
Well that was a shit election. I didn’t need to watch the needle – last evening’s downcast faces told me all I needed to know.… Read More »On Apocalypses
I’ve been coming back to this little vignette lately. The first read you go, “huh!” as if it has some familiarity or particular resonance, then… Read More »The work of the poet, artist, you.
Excited to share my first art project from the new studio—a drawing for Spiritual Directors International: the cover for the March issue of Presence Journal!… Read More »Drawing – Deep Swimmers
A Note on Spiritual Companionship The world feels pretty scary right now. There is a lot of fear, a lot of anxiety, and a lot… Read More »A Note on Spiritual Companionship – PSA
(I wrote the following reflection for SDI’s Listen publication, July 2023) I recently took a short backpacking trip in the North Cascades of Washington State.… Read More »Henri Nouwen and Spiritual Companionship
Over at SDI we hosted a free preview webinar today with my friend Harry Pickens, who guided us through practices of cultivating joy and spiritual… Read More »Free One-Hour Recorded Session with myself and Harry Pickens – Awakening Joy
Practicing and Receiving All That This Moment Has To Offer Us In the depths of my being, I yearn to kindle, rekindle, and consistently practice… Read More »Cultivating Wonder