Sacred Meditations
I am the worst of all sinners.
There’s a curious thing that happens when you spend time in a darkened room and then step outside on a sunny afternoon. The light, which others walk through without a...
I am the worst of all sinners.
There’s a curious thing that happens when you spend time in a darkened room and then step outside on a sunny afternoon. The light, which others walk through without a...
Making Something of Ourselves
Have you ever watched someone hunkered over a workbench, brow furrowed in concentration, working with obsessive care on a project for weeks? They’ve been refining the edges, obsessing over the...
Making Something of Ourselves
Have you ever watched someone hunkered over a workbench, brow furrowed in concentration, working with obsessive care on a project for weeks? They’ve been refining the edges, obsessing over the...
You do not "outgrow" temptation.
Have you ever noticed that the worst temptations seem to come on the days when you’ve actually been doing well? You wake up early, you pray, you feel a quiet...
You do not "outgrow" temptation.
Have you ever noticed that the worst temptations seem to come on the days when you’ve actually been doing well? You wake up early, you pray, you feel a quiet...
The Biography or the Beloved: When We Trade Int...
There’s a particular kind of person I’ve come to recognize at conferences and retreats, even in parish Bible studies—and if I’m honest, I’ve been this person more than once. They...
The Biography or the Beloved: When We Trade Int...
There’s a particular kind of person I’ve come to recognize at conferences and retreats, even in parish Bible studies—and if I’m honest, I’ve been this person more than once. They...
Lord, make me little.
We live in a world where everyone's competing for the "highest spot," the seat of power, the spotlight of recognition. This isn't just about work. It's not just about "corporate"...
Lord, make me little.
We live in a world where everyone's competing for the "highest spot," the seat of power, the spotlight of recognition. This isn't just about work. It's not just about "corporate"...
On Meaningless and Meaningful Suffering and Sac...
There is a peculiar moment that happens in nearly every gym across the country sometime around the end of January. The crowds that surged in on New Year’s Day, fueled...
On Meaningless and Meaningful Suffering and Sac...
There is a peculiar moment that happens in nearly every gym across the country sometime around the end of January. The crowds that surged in on New Year’s Day, fueled...