It may seem strange to write about trauma and awakening in the same sentence, since one of the first things our bodies do in response to trauma is shut down. But, trauma does not just shut us down. It also offers unique opportunities for awakening…
Read MoreChristians are sometimes suspicious of meditation because they think of it as Buddhist. But, meditation has long had a well established place in Christianity where it is called contemplation. This raises the question of the relationship between meditation and contemplation.…
Read MoreI have always been drawn to the big-picture view of things. If some people climb mountains simply because they are there, I am always pulled toward summits by the promise of an ever expanding vista. There is simply nothing like a macro perspective on life to help me live it on the micro level at which it comes at me.
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