The Sacred Within

Raven and Red Pepper

At a time when I felt siloed, Raven fed my soul. Now I give food to the ravens that visit...

When we hold too tightly to particular happily ever after endings, we refuse wholeness. We make it difficult for Life...

From the moment my niece came into this world, she brought out play in me. One Christmas she gave me...

Credentials, knowledge, wisdom, discernment, giftedness… A woman turned to me and said one phrase, “Boy! I bet you feel like...

Many people connect Owl with knowledge and wisdom. Knowing satisfies us. In short, we are comfortable in the light. Owls;...

Peacock, “Are you proud or simply being true?” Peacocks are known for their color-saturated feathers. Still, if we take a...

I remember the anticipation I felt playing pick-up sticks, as a child. Who could pull a stick out from the...

I saw it in the other, because I noticed it in myself, and vice versa. Anything we substantiate, becomes a...

People often ask, “What happens in a spiritual direction session?” Rather than describing spiritual direction with all its uniquenesses, let’s...

Twenty-six years ago, the dark night of my soul met me like a ferocious panther. There, I entered the unknown...

Before moving west, I lived in America’s evangelical south. During our country’s recent upheaval, I have read prayers like, “Lord...

For a long time, we could keep them separate. Then a babe in a manger moved us along to seeing...