Welcoming God in Our Unknown Self

“Mom, can I have a snack?” “Mom, my show stopped. Can you fix it” “Mom, can you wipe me?” “Mom, I had a bad dream. Can I sleep in your bed?” “Mom, brother kicked me!” “MOM! MOM! MOM!”   Noise…   It surrounds me, and at times I admit that I have allowed it to...

When Fasting Chooses You

I’ve never really chosen to make a ritual of fasting for lent a regular part of my spiritual life and routine.  Full disclosure, I grew up non-denom (non-denomination for those of you not familiar with church sarcasm!), just a guy in a church that actually split from...