Faith Transforms the Earth into A Paradise – Wisdom from Jean Pierre de Caussade

Last week my good friend Tom Balke sent me this quote from 18th century French Mystic Jean Pierre De Caussade. (1675 – 1751). “God instructs the heart, not by ideas but by pains and contradictions.” His classic writings in Abandonment to Divine Providence express the belief that his belief that the present moment is a sacrament from God [...]

Resources for Pentecost 2012

Sunday May 27th is Pentecost. This is the day when we celebrate:. The coming of the Holy Spirit and the infilling of Jesus’ disciples with the power to go out and change the world The great multi cultural gathering that we catch a glimpse of as we watch the spirit fall and suddenly everyone is [...]

Celtic Retreat Is Coming – Early Bird Special Now Available

This year’s theme is “Gratitude and Thanksgiving.”  Special Saturday evening Selah service by Celtic musician Jeff Johnson  15% discount included until July 13th! August 17-19 This year we celebrate our 21st Celtic retreat and the launch of the Mustard Seed Village.  The Israelites were constantly reminded to thank God for past acts of faithful provision. [...]

Prayers for the Journey

My weekly roundup of facebook prayers posted at Light for the Journey Peace O Lord to all whose lives entwine with ours, Peace to all who walk this earth with us. Peace to friend and to stranger, to neighbours near and far, Peace to all who struggle, Peace to the lost, the broken and the [...]

Is Failure Always Bad?

This morning I had hoped that we would have good news to share about a potential grant for the Cascadia project. Unfortunately that is not so. Our grant application was rejected and so we are in re-imagining mode. Is this really bad news though? Not surprisingly, this morning I have been thinking about failure and [...]

How Much Time Do You Spend on the Porch? Wisdom From Barbara Brown Taylor

Here in Seattle we are enjoying glorious spring weather with lots of sunshine and warm days. The temptation to sit outside and just soak in the glory of God’s creation is overwhelming at times. Trying to work on my book Return to Our Senses: Reimagining How We Pray, seems like a total distraction, so I was delighted [...]

10 Steps Towards Transformation by Brittian Bullock

Today’s post comes from Brittian Bullock and was first posted on his blog. ——————————————————————————————————— A skydiver drifted over a hundred miles off course and landed in a dense forest. Strung up in the tree, tangled, and terrified that the night was fast approaching he began to yell out for help. After a few minutes, a [...]

Prayers for the Journey

Here is my weekly round up of prayers that I have posted on facebook. If you want to read these as they are posted each morning you can like the Light for the Journey page May all things today draw us closer to Christ May the love of God bubble up from within us And [...]

Creating Sacred Spaces – Do We Really Need Churches?

Our annual Celtic retreat is coming. We hold it in August on a beautiful parcel of undeveloped land on Camano Island north of Seattle. There are no buildings. Our sanctuary is a cathedral of trees – cedar and maple and alder that rise above is in a breathtaking green canopy. I particularly love to sit [...]

Garden Seminar is Over

today I conducted my annual spirituality of gardening seminar at the Mustard Seed House. Had several people cancel because of sickness so a small but enthusiastic group.. I always learn so much from others who attend.