There should be a name for this grief, the grief of watching the faith that raised you trade away its own soul. The grief of watching the church that taught you to love your neighbor, to care for the vulnerable, to seek justice and walk humbly with God, lay it all on...
My answer to a friend: There is no success in ministry, only service and moments of celebration. If you choose to minister, expect to be misunderstood. All of the pain people carry will fall upon your brow, and you shall be the stand-in for every ignorant statement...
I suspect that Western individualism has done more than any other single factor to anesthetize and even euthanize the power of the Gospel. Salvation, heaven, hell, worthiness, grace, and eternal life all came to be read through the lens of separate ego, crowding God's...
Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything.
Goodbyes are only for those who love with their eyes. Because for those who love with heart and soul there is no such thing as separation.
My soul is from elsewhere. I'm sure of that, and I intend to end up there.
Practicing an art, no matter how well or how badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven's sake. Sing in the shower. Dance to the radio. Tell stories. Write a poem to a friend, even a lousy poem. Do it as well as you possibly can. You will get an enormous...
Love makes your soul crawl out from its hiding place.
It takes too much energy to feel sorry for yourself; to regret things. I like movement. So does the earth; so does God; so do all the smart people. I want to be on good terms with the earth and God and the smart people, so I keep moving and changing. Whatever you...
The soul has been given its own ears to hear things the mind does not understand.