Balance: Through the Power of the Stories We Tell This past Sunday, I presented you with two different creation stories: the story of Genesis (familiar to most all of us … Continue reading Ponderings of the Spiritual Life Director- 9-11-19

Balance: Welcoming, Humility, and Grace Wow! What a journey seminary is going to be! I spent 4 days in Chicago at Meadville Lombard Theological School with some amazing students, staff, … Continue reading Ponderings of the Spiritual Life Director- 9-4-19

Imagination: Weaving Our Lives Together Ponderings of the Spiritual Life Director Listening is a creative force. Something quite wonderful occurs when we are listened to fully. We expand, ideas come … Continue reading Ponderings of the Spiritual Life Director 8-14-19

Imagining our Values Ponderings of the Spiritual Life Director We are what we imagine. Our very existence consists in our imagination of ourselves. Our best destiny is to imagine completely … Continue reading Ponderings of the Spiritual Life Director 8-7-19

Imagination and Theology Ponderings of the Spiritual Life Director Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein There is a place where the sidewalk ends And before the street begins, And … Continue reading Ponderings of the Spiritual Life Director 7-31-19

Freedom and Music Ponderings of the Spiritual Life Director Music is a primal human phenomenon. It affects all of us, but in very personal and unique ways. I enjoy a … Continue reading Ponderings of the Spiritual Life Director – July 24, 2019