Recovery draws on the spiritual dimension of your life. Twelve-step programs describe themselves as spiritual programs. All recovery processes are built on a spiritual foundation. The process of finding meaning, purpose, and value in life is key to spirituality as well as for the movement from recovery to well-being. The… Read More »Recovery: Spirituality is Key
Spirituality: where do we begin? It’s an important question for those who are starting to explore what spirituality means in their lives. But it’s also important for those who have been at it for some time. After all, no matter where you are, when it comes to spirituality, we all… Read More »Spirituality: Beginning at the Beginning
Growing spiritually is confusing for many people. Is it an individual process? Do we grow with others? Should others grow at our pace? Or should we grow at the pace of others? It’s important to consider the key aspects of the process of spiritual growth. The following is a text… Read More »Understanding Your Spiritual Growth
As a new year begins, perhaps you’ve made a resolution or set a goal to focus more on spirituality or spiritual practice in your life. A very helpful way to do that is to work with a spiritual director. In this video, I explain some aspects of the process of… Read More »Making Sense of Spiritual Direction
The Winter holidays are difficult for many people. There are high expectations, mixed with frustrations and even grief. But the nature of the holidays draws us to the interplay of darkness and light that is the foundation of these celebrations. The following is a text version of this posting. In… Read More »The Holidays: Encountering Darkness and Finding Light
Didn’t Jesus teach his followers to take care of the poor? Then why are so many churches and pastors rich? Why do so many Christians talk about “victory” and God’s blessings? It’s all part of prosperity theology – and it’s a scam. That’s the topic of my YouTube video today.… Read More »Prosperity Theology: Don’t Get Scammed
Is the Divine at the heart of your being? What about your Buddha-nature? Have you been filled with the Holy Spirit? What does it mean to have God at the center of who you are? In this video, I’m exploring what it means to find God in us. The following… Read More »Discovering God in You
Many of us follow the war between Israel and Hamas as well as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. However, there are also ongoing wars in Sudan, Syria, and many other countries. In the 1960s, many of us chanted, “Give peace a chance.” In this video, I share my own experience of… Read More »Give Peace a Chance
