Dec 1, 20196 minThe Wisdom in Waiting My Dear One, I recently found myself impatiently waiting for a stoplight to turn green. Perhaps you can relate. The longer I waited, the...
Oct 27, 20198 minTell All the Truth but Tell it SlantMy Dear One, Last week’s WayPost was simply a poem and I appreciate everyone who reached out to me saying it spoke to them in some way....
Oct 20, 20192 minThe Field of BelongingThe Field of Belonging by Rich Nelson Out beyond the field of belonging In that quiet, solemn place Where the bullfrogs sing, ancient...
Sep 9, 20194 minThe Great River WithinKnowing what they mean by EXPANSE My Dear One, Growing up, my soul had a name. It was called the Missouri River. This great being was...
Aug 25, 20197 minWhat is the Church?Reflections from two days spent with a group of college students seeking to be Church together My Dear One, I just spent the last two...
Aug 18, 20198 minIs Punishment a Gift from God?Does God punish us? If so, can that punishment be called “good”? Or can a God who “punishes” in such a way ever be called “good?” My Dear...
Jun 19, 20196 minSeeing Through Progressive LensesMy Dear One, I’m officially old. I noticed it was coming several months ago when I found myself moving small print around to find a range...
May 2, 20193 minThe Searcher and The Wise One There once was a man who wanted nothing more than to do what God wanted him to do. He spent his whole life studying the wisdom of the...
Apr 26, 20198 minThe Christianity Yet To Come It is a really challenging time to be The Church but It is a really exciting time to be a Christian a reflection for Easter on the death...
Mar 1, 20198 minParticipants in the Divine rethinking our human and divine nature My Dear One, In a previous WayPost, I spoke of the great potential in expanding our concept of God...
Feb 1, 20199 minIs God One, Three or Four?(and why the answer to that affects all other answers) My Dear One, Some questions have more than one answer. There is usually a simple...
Jan 23, 201910 minSelf, Non-Self, and God-selfMy Dear One, There is something we learn as a baby that we eventually need to unlearn if we are to make much progress at all as spiritual...