Thanksgiving: It’s called a uniquely “American” holiday. Celebrated in Canada and the US, Thanksgiving is characterized by long-standing traditions. Despite its popularity, most people haven’t considered that it’s counter-cultural. Thanksgiving moves away from “rugged individualism” and the cultural focus on individual freedoms to a very different perspective on life. Join… Read More »Thanksgiving: A Counter-Cultural Holiday
Two things are true. Life is beautiful, amazing, and inspiring. Life is also challenging, difficult, and tragic. How do we live fully while embracing this fundamental paradox about life itself? The following is a text version of this blog posting. Two things are true. First, life is overwhelming with its… Read More »Four Ways For Embracing Life’s Contradictions
Sickness, death, personal failure, natural disasters: how do we make sense of the challenging events in our lives? What does it mean with bad things happen? Is there a purpose to it all? In this video, I reflect on the pressing questions we face in life and how we find… Read More »The Answers to Life’s Pressing Questions
Development and growth. Spiritual experiences can be transformative in themselves, but how do we understand our own spiritual development and growth? The spiritual dimension of life is more than just random experiences but leads us to develop and integrate spiritual experiences in ways to make our lives full and rich.… Read More »Three Facets of Spiritual Growth
#Christianity is marked by #scandals, #abuse, and #bigotry. So why do I remain a follower of Jesus’s teachings? I’ve studied other religions and traditions. I consider myself to be interspiritual. Yet, the teachings of #Jesus are foundational for me. The following is a text version of this blog posting. Why… Read More »Why Am I a Follower of Jesus?
Some people think that growth is the result of suffering. No pain, no gain. Yes, people can experience growth after difficult experiences. But do we need to suffer to grow? In this video, I’m exploring the ways we grow as well as the fallacy of “no pain, no gain.” Join… Read More »The Secret About Suffering and Growth
Work occupies most of our time each day. Work literally becomes our life. How do we achieve what’s most important to us when work determines what we do with our time? Is it about work-life balance? And how does quiet quitting fit in? The following is a text version of… Read More »Quiet Quitting: Our Value and Our Work
Autumn: a season of change and a metaphor for our lives. Autumn offers us the vibrancy of bright colors. But it also leads us to let go. How do we embrace the changes that come with the autumn of life? The following is a text version of this blog. The… Read More »Embracing the Autumn of Life
