Posts About Spirituality
God in the Midst

God in the Midst

God’s presence is often a fleeting glimpse of something sacred, something beyond ourselves, that draws us into wonder, or helps us pause in the busyness of life.

Practicing Lent

Practicing Lent

I wonder how framing spiritual formation in terms of “intentionally practicing being a child of God” might change the ways in which we engage, teach, and talk about spiritual formation and spiritual disciplines.

Picking Our Way Through Advent

Picking Our Way Through Advent

Rather than the pressure of trying to find Advent traditions that are perfect and promise to stand the test of time, I’m trying to see this season as an opportunity to pick the ones that work best this year for this season. So, without further ado, here are our best ideas for how to point to God’s in-breaking of light and love in ways our three-year-old can begin to see and understand.

Spirituality and Politics

Spirituality and Politics

Separating spirituality and politics implies that there are areas in our world where God is not present. What if instead, we are called to faithfully engage in politics in order to bring about God’s vision for our world?

Defining Spirituality

Defining Spirituality

There’s no “right way” to do spirituality. It’s all about finding ways to notice the movement of the Spirit in the world.

Cultivating Contemplation

Cultivating Contemplation

I know he’s too young to learn about stillness & contemplation, but I still hope these moments are formative, if only because his introverted mother is going to need some quiet moments with her son as he grows up.