In ancient Chinese, the word for magnet translates as ‘a stone with love.’ This concept comes from the Chinese Taoist tradition of people who simply studied nature and the universe to figure out how things worked within us…

There’s probably no person on this planet who doesn’t understand at least a little about karma. We all know that when a jerk cuts you off in traffic he’s got some reallll bad karma headed his way, right?

Christianity has become a bit stodgy, don’t you think? Or at least some modern American christianities. I’m explicit about there being multiple christianities because the spiritual teachings of first century Jesus are a far cry from Focus on the Family…

The New York Times recently reported that when Queen Elizabeth II died, her beekeper went and told the bees. Like, as a courtesy. I don’t know if there’s anything more charming in all of 2022 than this…

There’s a little trick I’ve been taught for how to handle resentments. You pray for them; specifically you pray for them to have what you want in life…

There are a lot of things I like to make my Higher Power over the course of the day. I’ll usually give my sanity and serenity over to traffic, a friend who didn’t text back right away, my partner multiple times a day…

In the wake of the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe V. Wade yesterday I offer you this blessing. May you know that - as Christ taught us between the cross and the tomb - the worst thing is not the last thing….

So I fancy myself someone who is pretty good at whatever I put my mind to. Recently I decided I was good at hot yoga. You know the one; a hundred plus degree room, high humidity, lots of sweat, and no breathing through your mouth….

Ever tried to predict your own future, let alone the future of politics or economics or our shared future? Guessing outcomes has become something of a risky bet the past few years, both in the personal and global…

The word ‘heal’ comes from Old English and Norse meaning to make whole, holy, and well. The number of times I forget in a day that I am anything but whole, holy, and well is way too high to count…

Ever read the Beatitudes? They’re sweet, if a little milquetoasty. Blessed are the meek? Sure, sure, sounds like a nice thing to say to folks when things aren’t going their way…

I’m doing a little tarot throwback to the Two of Swords to anchor my thoughts today. But first, I just got off the phone with my very favorite Tree (and People!) Chaplain who shared the prayer in the subject line: I hate this! I love this! Thank you!

Sabbath is another one of those things from scriptures that is kind of overlooked as just the ‘day off’ clause in Genesis. But if you pay close attention you’ll notice that something is missing from the seven-day creation story…

Over the past two years I’ve seen two general trajectories amongst my friends, which can be boiled down to one general choice. When the pandemic hit, did you or did you not pick up your spiritual practices?

Read the news lately? Not much helpful information there. Same with most things on social media. Two days ago, I went down a “green bean recipes” rabbit hole on pinterest, quickly ended up in the “detox” section, and found advice to breathe more because apparently most toxins get released through the lungs.

Mary Magdalene has made quite a resurgence the past few decades. Relegated for centuries to the role of demon-riddled woman and occasionally a prostitute who changed her ways when Jesus healed her, Mary Magdalene has mostly been used to severly punish and shame young women for, um, just being human…

I came across an article on millenial burnout recently by Anna Helen Peterson that begins, “I couldn’t figure out why small, straightforward tasks on my to-do list felt so impossible. The answer is both more complex and far simpler than I expected.”

There are giant rivers of emotional frequencies criss-crossing this globe. There always have been and always will be. As a human being you can tap into these frequency at any time….

I’ve been listening to Making Gay History: Coming of Age During the AIDS Crisis and feeling a lot of astonishment, grief, anger, and even joy at the beauty of the human life. The podcast is described like this…

Mary Magdalene is often seen as a supporting actress in the Jesus movie blockbuster. But what if she was actually the main role…?