Remember those televangelists from the 80’s who claimed God would fulfill your every need and desire if you just believed enough? My mom hated that message. She would often point to Jesus’ words in Matthew 17:20 about how all you … Read More
It didn’t work. Henri set out to write a book that would inspire a true desire in his friend, Fred, to pursue the spiritual life, but Fred kindly explained that he had failed to do so. While he wrote beautifully … Read More
We will not live forever, so why do we walk this path? Why do we seek wholeness and serenity if it’s all just going to end one day? All those hours of meditation, journaling, and prayer. All those church services, … Read More
Have you ever left a job or a relationship, or put down a project that looked fine from the outside but you just couldn’t do it anymore? And maybe when you finally walked away you couldn’t quite put your finger … Read More
In my last blog post I suggested that spiritual disciplines were not tools we use to remove our false self armor, but that they are exercises we do so that we don’t need armor. I left the question of how … Read More
Warning, graphic content ahead. I knew a man in prison once who had been raised in a Pagan family with many trials. When he was still just a child, his grandfather took him up into his lap, hugged him … Read More
Let’s be honest. I’m terrified. I’m terrified of where Jedidiah’s Journey will go. I’m terrified of what I will find if I honestly and openly ask my questions. I think I am most afraid that I will go forth kicking … Read More
Or is he just using me to fulfill an agenda, to prove a point? In my first “What Good is God?” post I explored the idea of approaching my relationship with God without expectations, just drawing near to him for … Read More
While hiking El Camino de Santiago in Spain, I had the opportunity to interview European Volunteer Service reps who were serving pilgrims along the Camino. This opportunity came up through connections on CouchSurfing.org, but Spain wasn’t the first time I’d … Read More
Recently, I joined the Renovaré Book Club because I have found there a community of like-minded souls seeking spiritual reformation through the practice of 12 classic disciplines. The second book in their line up is, Being the Beloved, written by … Read More