When Luca tries to ride a bike for the first time, he does not know where to focus or how to even begin. He has seen others ride, but that doesn’t help him in this moment. His friend Gulia finally…
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What is the most Important question someone ever asked you? Or short of that, what is the question someone asked you that changed the direction of your life? One of the questions I continue to return to comes from poet,…
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Presence. Attention. Sacredness. Gift. We need these in our lives. They are forms of prayer that connect us to the holy. This week I am thrilled to share with you an abundance of gifts for your practice of prayer. While…
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On this long weekend, what is on your mind? How to spend your extra day? Barbeque, burgers or chicken? Or maybe you are thinking about the relationship between citizenship and discipleship? No? Well, that’s where my mind is. On injustices.…
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Last week Chris Scharen and I conducted another interview with ministers and pastors out of seminary for 10+ years. I adore this beautiful work with the Learning Pastoral Imagination Project. I really cannot overstate how powerful it is to accompany…
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Do you live with inspiration or with tension about the life and teachings of Jesus? What is the meaning of the person of Jesus Christ? How shall we understand the death and resurrection of a first century Jewish rabbi? And…
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Just returning from the beach. Time away at a place that nourishes my soul. Walking by the sea always reminds me of my size and place in a very large world. And it also puts me in touch with sacredness…
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This week is a convergence. It is Memorial Day, and I’ll share the video “Identity and Place,” a story of Fr. Stephen who is a military chaplain and Orthodox priest. And we are also happy to be hearing from author,…
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What brick walls have you come up against in your ministry? Quite a few come to mind. Some of those walls are of our own making. In an effort to protect ourselves we build walls. Walls of self-reliance. Defenses that…
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In my new book Pastoral Imagination: Bringing the Practice of Ministry to Life, I address preaching in multiple chapters. I was fortunate to learn from wise and skilled pastors and professors in my years of seminary. Many of the concepts…
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