Perhaps you've heard or seen this John Muir quote on a t-shirt or mug, "The mountains are calling and I must go." Muir is known as the "Father of National Parks." Born in Scotland, he later moved to W

The downward pull of the world and its ways might be called "self-consciousness," or darkness, wherein we focus on all that's dark, negative, and painful in ourselves and the world around us. But the

I'm really asking. - Can the smell of rain be too wet? Are a baby's toes too fat? Is spring too fresh, ice cream too cold, grace too amazing? Is football too competitive, or a bass too big? The ocean

I've heard from many of you who are already experiencing pop quizzes related to holiday celebrations, so here are six Ps for navigating the holidays and making them more peaceful and happy: Predict, P

Yeah, me too. I've broken dishes, physically attacked my husband, and once pushed another driver off the road with my car. I'm not proud of it. In fact, I only share my embarrassing lack of self-con

Faith cannot simply be belief in God, or in a set of teachings for even the demons believe and tremble (James 2:19). In this show, we discern what faithis,by looking at what itisnt. This sho

"Silence is the language of God - sanctity's mother tongue" (Lawrence Lovasik, SVD). Learning to be comfortable and still in silence is possibly the most important thing we can foster in the spiritual

NOTE: The new 2025 Mary journal I spoke about in this episode will be out in a few weeks at Advent. Until then, you can download a free 2024 journal and guide page in the margin to the right. I mentio

The Word of God is the Logos (Jn 1:1-18) - a Person, not a book. Creation is a "book of God's words" brought forth through the wisdom and Person of the Logos. Now, in the spiritual new creation, the L

"Salvation" is not merely a moment of asking Jesus into your heart, at least not according to the Bible. Jesus never said to anyone who asked about salvation, "Ask me into your heart and you will be s