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
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
We know the teaching: Love one another. Most days, we hardly acknowledge the people who pass us by. But last month, while training in Europe, I experienced repeated kindness from strangers. It was awe-inspiring for me. In this video, I share some of what occurred. The following is a text… Read More »Kindness of Strangers: A Train to a Better World
The Myers–Briggs Type Indicator, the Enneagram, the True Colors Test: What do these personality assessments have to do with spirituality? Are they indicators of one’s spiritual path or development? How dependable and reliable are they? As a psychologist who is also a spiritual director, I find that this is an… Read More »Fit My Spirituality with my Myers-Briggs?
It happens more than I want to admit. It happened again this week. Some people tell me that I’m “Anti-Religion” or a destructive force. Given that religion has been foundational for my spiritual journey, perhaps there’s something to explore. The following is a text version of this posting. In recent… Read More »Am I Anti-Religion?
The common pronouns for God are he/his. But is that what’s in the Bible? Or foundational theology? If God’s pronouns are they/them, does that make God trans? The following is a text version of this posting. The first book in the Bible is the book of Genesis. Many people think… Read More »Is God Trans? What Are God’s Pronouns?
Meditation and contemplative prayer: Some say that these are the only paths to authentic spiritual growth. Are they? Is the contemplative path right for everyone? The following is a text version of this posting. Today, we are surrounded by various messages about the value of contemplative prayer. We are encouraged… Read More »Should I Meditate for Spiritual Growth?
