spirit & personal

Before we all forget that the moon nearly blocked out all of the sun this past Monday (at least in my part of California), I'd like to report some spiritual lessons learned from it (you can tell I haven't preached all month, I'm starting to need … [Read more...] about Goodnight Moon. Goodnight Partially Eclipsed Sun. Goodnight Partially Learned Lessons…

With the monuments to Confederate "heroes" tumbling down this past week (after years of protests) and great grandchildren of key figures either applauding it or being okay with it (despite our president's condemnation of those long overdue removals), … [Read more...] about We Are All Great Grandchildren of the Confederacy and the Slavocracy and our Heritage belongs in Museums not Public Squares

With the events in Charlottesville and the responses to it, I have been pondering, meditating, on the question of how to be in this America.  As a human, I am so sad and scared at the violence and the anger these events have engendered.  As … [Read more...] about America’s Dysfunctional Family Reality TV Show: Father Knows Worst

At the aggregate level, the majority of college graduates across the United States are now women. The vast majority of college applicants with the highest grades, scores and accomplishments are women.  (A recent article I read noted that the … [Read more...] about Making Peace with True Gender Equality

I am not the classic luddite curmudgeon.  Born in 1961 towards the end of the Baby Boom, I nonetheless like to think of myself as an early millennial because my parents brought me up without limits or responsibilities and because I started being … [Read more...] about No Substitute for Oral

We've all read the headlines and started to understand that there is an opioid addiction health crisis in this country, but how many of the articles address the underlying driving force behind the addiction: chronic pain.Millions and millions of … [Read more...] about Chronic Pain–the Epidemic Behind the Opioid Epidemic–Who is Treating IT?

If you don't have plans for September 14th through 17th (and you identify as female), it's not too late to sign up for Sister Spirit retreat at the beautiful Saratoga Springs Retreat and Healing Center near Upper Lake, California.Several years ago, … [Read more...] about Love Your Divine Feminine At Sister Spirit Sept. 14-17

I think this clip represents the best approach that I have for moving forward right now.Katie Rubin reminds us here that judgment is what blocks us from receiving, growing and creating the planet we want. Judgments are hard and stuck. Questions … [Read more...] about What Else Is Possible?

So guess who dropped by Sunday service recently, wanting some major love?  That's how it is.  We come into a church broken down by the troubles of the world, wondering if there is anyway to find peace and love in spite of what is … [Read more...] about Trump & Clinton “Live” on Sunday Mornings with me through Nov. 8