So, Are We Going to Talk About This?
+ "How to Fight Racism"
“Silence feels safer, but in the long run, I know that it is not. . . . As a society, we pay a price for our silence.” – Beverly Daniel…
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How Aware Do We Want to Be?
—Book Review of "Total Meditation"
Are We Awake? We’ve turned the page on 2020. But really? We know it’s only a calendar number. 2021 still looks very much like 2020. Surely almost every person on…
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Leave Room for Some Dignity
+ Quotes from "Always a Guest"
I understand why we like to watch these video clips. They make us feel good (if we’re on the giving side). They inspire us to go and do likewise. And…
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Do You Want to Know? If you could, would you want to know when you’ll die? With the surge of COVID-19, maybe you’ve already contemplated the possibility of your own…
Read moreHow Can We Stay Close If We Don’t Communicate?
Should We Always Avoid Confrontation? Are we retreating deeper into our separate corners instead of staying in common, open spaces? (But I’m not talking about social-distancing! Please social distance. I’m…
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Using the Enneagram as a Spiritual Tool
—Book Review of The Enneagram for Spiritual Formation
It’s not THE answer. But it is AN answer. The Enneagram is credited for more than it can accomplish and blamed for less than it can do. In reality, it…
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