Two little fish are swimming along in the ocean one day when they meet an older fish who casually asks them, “Hello fella’s, how’s the water today?”
They responded with equal casualness, “Fine, sir” and then, they swim on. Read more
How do I know when I am advancing on the spiritual path? What is a “sign” of spiritual maturity?
I would answer that question as many spiritual teachers like Jesus did when questioned…with a question of my own.
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Now, I did not know this until after I began coaching religious leaders and consulting with churches all across America but, are you aware of just how many different kinds of Baptists there are?
More than there are flavors Read more
On the Pathway…But, To Where?
It’s today’s buzzword, isn’t it? Pathway…Journey…People speak quite frequently these days about being on the path…or, on the journey.
But, to where?
For some Christians, it is a journey to heaven.
Really? Is that Read more
“Doubt is no more disbelief than questions are compromise” (from, The Enoch Factor: The Sacred Art of Knowing God).
Until you question your faith, you have no faith. It is true, however, you might have beliefs. Read more
Disciples of Jesus are not “saved” people. They are “learners” instead. Which is of course what “disciple” really means.
And, what are “learners” learning?
How to be followers of Jesus. Isn’t there a difference? And, isn’t following Jesus what Read more
Nepo says that when he was young he talked fast and loud.
Sometimes, I still do.
What he did not realize until much later in life is that “I kept talking faster and louder to the world around Read more
I’m in a hurry and don’t know why…
I was on a flight yesterday morning from Louisville to Sarasota to visit with clients. Sitting on the plane just before takeoff, I looked out the window at the massive wing Read more
Here’s a thought for consideration on this bright new April morning in spring.
In Harvey Cox’s book The Future of Faith, he references a statement to this effect:
“If we love God, even if we think God might not Read more
In the Song of Creation, otherwise known as the Book of Genesis, the writer says of the first two mythical representatives of the human race, “And God breathed into their nostrils the breath of life and humans became Read more
I coach professionals, business executives, and religious leaders all across America. There’s a little cliche, the origin of which I do not know, that goes like this:
“You cannot get there from here; You can only get here from Read more
I’m looking out the window on a flight from Louisville to Atlanta where I’m helping a congregation redefine its understanding of mission and then recast a vision for their future.
I’ve been reflecting on the meaning of faith. What Read more
To a Taoist (pronounced “dow-oist” or something like that) “there is nothing to do and nowhere to go. Accepting this, we can do everything and go anywhere.”
What does this mean?
Nepo explains it this way: “To the Taoist Read more
I came across this saying and I’ve been thinking about it this afternoon. It was spoken by Sent-ts’an, Buddhist, around c. 700 C.E.
“If you want the truth to stand clear before you, never be for or against. The Read more
You cannot imagine – or, maybe you can – how many religious people, mostly religious leaders, say to me, “I agree with much of what you say…much of what you write…and, even much of what you believe, but do Read more
It’s the one thing everyone wants.
Few people seem to find it.
Fewer still know where to look.
For, happiness, that is.
I wasted more years than I wish to admit…
…wanting to be happy, …not certain, when I Read more
At the World Congress of Religions (2012) Swami Vivekananda said, “Nothing makes us so cruel as religion; and, nothing makes so tender as religion.”
This has been the paradox one finds within virtually every religion, east and west. The Read more
