For our sake he made him to be sin who did not know sin,
so that we might become the righteousness of God in him.
2 Cor 5:21
 
Thanks to the above scripture, the topic of sin came up in yesterday’s gathering of the Authentic Freedom Contemplative Community.  The concensus of the group was that they did [...]

Whoever is in Christ is a new creation:
the old things have passed away;
behold, new things have come.
And all this is from God.
2 Corinthians 5:17

 
These were the words that confronted us last night in the gathering of the Authentic Freedom Contemplative Community.  At first glance, these words may offend our ecumenical sensitivities.  And yet, if we [...]

As I mentioned yesterday, I had the great opportunity this weekend to co-facilitate the annual Women’s retreat for First Congregational Church of Oshkosh.  The theme this year was “Embracing Joy.”  What we explored this weekend is the Divine invitation to live in joy and the interior barriers to accepting and embracing this invitation. 
Joy, is part [...]

This weekend, I had the magnificent opportunity to co-facilitate the annual Women’s retreat for First Congregational Church of Oshkosh.  Along with Dr. Jennifer Norden (Affinity Medical), I led 50-some women on a journey toward “Embracing Joy”.  As my introvert recovers from these magnificent days of activity, I share with you a poem I wrote many years [...]

 
Last night I attended a Structural Integration yoga workshop with teacher, Michael Watson (http://www.mindfulintegration.com).  One of the things Michael invited us to bring more deeply into our awareness is that the body is not a system of individual parts but operates as one integrated unit.  This awareness urges us to no longer look at the [...]

What is in a name?  As Shakespeare has said, “A rose by any other name smells just as sweet.”  As such, is it even necessary for us to give a name to that undefinable experience some have called God?  In the gathering of the contemplative community this week, we explored the nature of God’s name [...]

I don’t need to be a PhD psychologist to know that if I have the same dream over and over and over that perhaps there is a message in there for me somewhere!  For the past  seven years (at least) I have had the same dream – usually nightly.  The details differ, but the gist [...]

I’m not sure if it is because of a particular perspective through which I view the world, a function of my temperament, due to being the first born, separated by nearly four years from my closest sibling, or none the above, BUT for as long as I can remember I have had a deep experience [...]

As I read the headlines of today’s paper, I can’t help but feel an overwhelming weight of sadness press down upon me.  Haiti still trying to crawl out of the rubble of January’s earthquake.  This weekend’s earthquakes in Chili and Japan, tsunamis in the Pacific basin, more wars than we can count in the Middle [...]

As I sit to pen this blog today……I find myself plagued by a tragic case of writer’s block.  I GOT NOTHING.  I surrendered yesterday to the chop wood and carry water hoping it would help free the block I’ve been stuck in and NOTHING!  So, today I am forced to ask the question, “Is there [...]