What kind of dance are you preforming in going about your daily routine?  Are you part of a sacred dance, or is your dance one of survival.  Giving thought to these two dances can bring clarity as to who and what motivates our life choices.  In the “Sacred dance” we accept the invitation of God to enter into the dance of the…

“Spiritual Desertication” is a spiritual phrase that is new to me.  It comes from Pope Benedix XVI.  I am preparing a talk for an ecumenical group of believers, so I thought I would find a quote from the Pope.  He was lamenting the reality that in the West,  people think they can live without God.  The…

I have been thinking about the “grieving mode” for men, since life circumstances have brought me into the grieving mode as of late.  There are times when you cannot do anything about relationships and circumstances in life.  You would like to change the situation or at least have some understanding of the dynamics.  But that is…

Years ago I read and memorized a passage from Proverbs 5 that warned about adultery.  I was a young father and husband so I took the words to heart.  “Drink water from your own cistern, running water from your own well” (v 15).   Then verse 18 reads as follows, “May your fountain be blessed, and may you…

I have been thinking about a insightful comment by Richard Rohr, when he describes the spiritual journey as “God coming to us disguised as our life.”  What does he mean?  It simply means that we have an openness of mind and heart to see God in our daily life.  David Benner points it this way, “It is responding to life…

I assume that most of the men who are reading this blog are in the second half of life, that is, they are probably past forty years of age and are wondering what is next in their life.  In the first half of life a man needs to build his container, giving him a strong…

As I continue to write this blog each week, I am receiving conformation that it is being read by a growing audience of men.  So each week I wonder what I should I write that will help men.  Much prayer and thought go into these words.  So today I am taking a “leap into the blue.”  I have…

Max Lucado has to be one of the most influential spiritual writers of our day.  When you go to a bookstore, his books take up a whole self.  I marvel at his output.  His latest book is entitled “Grace.”  I want to quote from his book and then make some personal comments.  Max writes, “We…

We have had some excitment on the lake in the last couple of weeks.  You see, Judy’s cousin Tim and his son Matt have bought a cat in Canada.  No, it is not a pussy cut, but a a huge  bulldozer “cat” with a 15 ‘ blade.  They want to make some trails on their…

Back in the early 80’s I was deeply influenced by Richard Foster’s book “Celebration of Discipline.”  I became aware of the shallowness of my spiritual life.  I had prided myself as being a “spiritual” young pastor with a desire to serve God.  I never forgot the first paragraph, because it was very convicting to me. “Superficiality is the…