A reflection from my experience with Covid
I lift up my eyes to the hills —from where will my help come? My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth. He will not let your foot be moved; he [...]
Burned, Broken, Alive
Broken. Burned. Dead. What happened first? Wind? Drought? The fire that scarred? The sycamore. A symbol for our lives? For our world? What is our wind? Our drought? Our fire? What saps away our strength? [...]
A Healthy Heart
Ezekiel 11:19-20 "I will give them one heart and put a new spirit within them; I will remove the heart of stone from their flesh and give them a heart of flesh, so that they [...]
Kindness to self – Rediscovering the Lost Body-Connection within Christian Spirituality Number4
How do you treat yourself? What kind of self talk to you engage in? What about when you are anxious? Or stressed? Or when you've made a mistake? Negative self-talk is not without consequences. We [...]
Grace found in Small Steps
An uphill journey might seem hard, but the view at the top is worth every step. The other day I was listening to the Rich Roll Podcast and his interview of Zach Bush, [...]
Icebergs – Rediscovering the Lost Body-Connection within Christian Spirituality #3
From page 31 of "Rediscovering the Lost Body-Connection..." There is much more going on below the surface! This iceberg analogy resonates with me. Maybe it will with you as well. Briefly, we experience [...]
Rediscovering the Lost Body-Connection within Christian Spirituality – #2
Way back on October 31, 2018 I posted the first of what was to be a series on the above mentioned book. Then I got bogged down in all kinds of stuff...and to be honest [...]
New Book Blog – Rediscovering the Lost Body-Connection within Christian Spirituality
I don't have a history of being happy with my body. I started running to lose weight. I soon learned that running alone wouldn't do it. I had to change my eating as well. Over [...]
My Thoughts – BlackkKlansman
I’m not a movie critic. Sometimes when I read what others have written about movies, my own thoughts seem to be so inadequate. Maybe if I saw more movies, and then chose to review them [...]
Run in this heat? Yes!
Consistency. Showing up. Getting it done. These words have been my mantra the past couple days. Officially I'm tapering for the San Francisco Marathon (July 29), but that doesn't mean all running stops. It just [...]