No Greater Miracle
How do you imagine God beholds you?
Read MoreWhat I Learned from Men Wearing Tights
Good Idea: Watching Robin Hood: Men in Tights while riding the train. Bad idea: Wearing tights while riding the train.
Read MoreThe Wavy Commute
It doesn't take a theoretical physicist to understand the commute. Or does it?
Read MoreThe Mystery of the Commute
When I look at my commute through the lens of the Gospel, I realize that is is indeed a sacred journey.
Read MoreA Pain in My . . .
Lent gives us the freedom we need to clearly see that which is truly wounding us.
Read MoreRage and the Peaceful Commuter
Three ways to disarm your anger and make your commute a peaceful one
Read MoreThe Boy Jesus at the Train Station
We must experience the Gospels if we want the Word to transform us.
Read MoreThe Commuter's Mind
The best mind for a commuter to have is that of a child.
Read MorePowerball, Probability, and Prudence
Prudence helps us make sure we catch the train on time.
Read MoreThe Commute of the Magi
Do you want to make your commute into a spiritual journey? Travel with these three gifts.
Read MoreAt the Foot of Jacob's Ladder
Note: I wrote this poem after reading "The Jacob's Ladder" by Denise Levertov.
Jacob's Dream statue and artwork on the campus of Abilene Christian University
It is a treacherous thing,
to go climbing with angels--
they make it look so easy.
Perhaps I should just sit
and watch for a while,
letting my heart make the ascent.
Lessons from the Holy Family
Silence, love, and discipline can make our daily commute into a prayer.
Read MoreWord Problems, Poverty, and Beauty
Doing math can be a spiritual practice.
Read MoreThe Seagull
Even the gulls praise God, and they do it better than me.
Read MoreThe Spiritual Web, August 7, 2015
"The Spiritual Web" is a new weekly feature in which I share some things from around the Web that have inspired my spiritual life. I hope these links prompt moments of reflection.
The Power of Ritual. Over at On Being, Courtney E. Martin writes about the power of ritual in acknowledging and accepting suffering. Every spiritual practice includes some sort of ritual. For me, I begin my prayers and meditation with the Frolic of the Five Animals. I find that it softens my heart so it can expand and welcome all.
Thunderclap. August 6 was the anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Dorothy Day's reflection is always a good. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has an interview with a second-generation survivor. The good people at Global Zero offer an opportunity to stand in solidarity with the victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Find the Inner Voice. Noor al-Mosawi reminds me that my spiritual life should connect me with my inner voice. I need to listen to those voices--those spirits of consolation and desolation--to understand God's will. I found her artwork a sanctuary where I could pause, reflect, and listen.
RT @jmcvay27: Moral outrage at the ideas of others hardly ever serves God's purposes, only our own. @RichardRohrOFM #nakednow
— Richard Rohr, OFM (@RichardRohrOFM) August 7, 2015Repulse Monkey (that Funky Monkey)
3 ways nonresistance can help restore balance in your relationships.
Read MoreThe Mathematical Christ
God may not be a mathematician, but I know I can find God in mathematics.
Read MoreRepent Ye Sinners! (. . . and vote for me)
Repentance is a spiritual practice, not a campaign slogan.
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