Why do the Wicked Prosper?

Friends, I’m not okay.

I’ve been struggling with the question: Why do the Wicked prosper?

I have been feeling terrible sorrow and today I’ll be reading the chapter in Psalms that has been keeping me afloat.

Journey to Joy – An enchanting (midlife) tale

Enjoy this conversation about a fairy tale literary work with Christine Valters Paintner

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Book Announcement

My newest book “The Way of the Desert Elders” is now listed on Amazon here tiny.cc/elders

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Today, I give you a brief into to the book details and read and explain the table of contents.

Eps 236 : Community Witnessing and Care; Cindy S. Lee

My conversation with author, Cindy S. Lee involves topics of great importance and interest to me. Cindy is thoughtful and spacious and one of just a few contemporary authors I cite in my new book on topics of spiritual formation.

We discuss themes of her book: Contemplative Witnessing: BIPOC Centered Spiritual Direction

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Some of what we cover:
Avoiding the loss of the sacred self.
Embodied spiritual practices
Spaciousness as a presence we carry
The power of silence in community and what comes after that.

Watch the unedited conversation on Youtube here


Eps: 234 Purposeful Pruning in Evangelicalism; Michelle Van Loon

A return guest Michelle Van Loon speaks to me about her 50 years involved in many versions of Christian Evangelism and getting rid of what is non essential from her book Downsizing.

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