When asked this, how would you respond? I think I will have to respond like this: “When I left America for Europe on my first trip around the …
What is TRUE Spirituality? For much of my Christian life, I confessed Jesus and so pursued some kind of spiritual life. It was not because I was …
I was asked this morning by one of my Facebook friends from Australia, “Steve, what’s a Twinkie?” At first, I thought he was joking. Who does not…
Jean-Jacques Rousseau said, “Every man wants to be happy but in order to be so he needs first to understand what happiness is.” Understand “what” …
Maybe you don’t have any trouble with your thoughts, but I do. Thoughts pop into my mind without my permission faster than a mosquito bites my …
I was born with a "W H Y" chromosome which is why I've been asking questions all my life. Unfortunately, many religious people are threatened …
Two little fish are swimming along in the ocean one day when they meet an older fish who casually asks them, "Hello fella's, how's the water today?"…
How do I know when I am advancing on the spiritual path? What is a “sign” of spiritual maturity? I would answer that question as many …
Now, I did not know this until after I began coaching religious leaders and consulting with churches all across America but, are you aware of just …
On the Pathway…But, To Where? It’s today’s buzzword, isn’t it? Pathway…Journey…People speak quite frequently these days about being on the …
“Doubt is no more disbelief than questions are compromise” (from, The Enoch Factor: The Sacred Art of Knowing God). Until you question your …
Disciples of Jesus are not "saved" people. They are "learners" instead. Which is of course what "disciple" really means. And, what are "learners"…
Nepo says that when he was young he talked fast and loud. Sometimes, I still do. What he did not realize until much later in life is that "I …
I’m in a hurry and don’t know why… I was on a flight yesterday morning from Louisville to Sarasota to visit with clients. Sitting on the plane …
Here's a thought for consideration on this bright new April morning in spring. In Harvey Cox's book The Future of Faith, he references a …
In the Song of Creation, otherwise known as the Book of Genesis, the writer says of the first two mythical representatives of the human race, “And …
I coach professionals, business executives, and religious leaders all across America. There’s a little cliche, the origin of which I do not know, …
I’m looking out the window on a flight from Louisville to Atlanta where I’m helping a congregation redefine its understanding of mission and then …
To a Taoist (pronounced "dow-oist" or something like that) "there is nothing to do and nowhere to go. Accepting this, we can do everything and go …
I came across this saying and I've been thinking about it this afternoon. It was spoken by Sent-ts'an, Buddhist, around c. 700 C.E. "If you want …
