Beatitudes Blog

Julian’s Joyful Insight Into Sin (During Bad Times Like Ours)
How Julian of Norwich saw through suffering and sin to hope and love.

Meek Moses Raises His Hand
On the only character called, “meek,” in the Old Testament.

Sacred Grief, Holy Help
Normal grief is one thing, sacred grief another. The bereaved person’s sense of something more springs from a sound spiritual intuition.

Fear Not? Listen to Your Fear for Deeper Faith
Read, “Fear not,” as a word of encouragement…. but not as a literal command. Rather, listen to your fear. Let it lead you to prayer.

Love Knows the Incomprehensible God
Recall an experience too wonderful for words. Was it God? Love? Both?

Calling Out the Inner Enemy
How to win the battle within.

Jesus and the Disinherited: Howard Thurman’s Wisdom for Our Crisis
For a deeper understanding of the urgency of racial justice.

Drop the Objectification Lie
What does the way you see a guy pushing a grocery cart full of beer and Slim Jims have to do with the way you see God? Everything…

Peaceful Protest as a Sacred Act
On peaceful protest as a spiritual practice.

Social Distancing, Bereft Extroversion, and the Minister’s Grief
For those who miss giving the caring touch

Stories for the Road
A word for college students and everyone who has a long road ahead.

Blind Bartimaeus Sees the Light: Mark 10:46-52
Can you see this man in yourself?
As a psychotherapist and spiritual director, I bring well-honed insight and skill to these posts; yet, my vulnerability plays a more important part, for more than advice from experts, serious people of faith need resonance with fellow travelers.
In my writing and in your reading and comments, may we face our challenges in God’s compassionate presence rather than in a private dressing room where we try in vain to make ourselves presentable to God at an appointed meeting. God meets us where we are.
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