A couple days ago I asked Rocky about a business idea to help pay for some family expenses. She asked concerned, "Are you worried about money?" For the first time in my life I responded, "I'm not worried about money any more." I've moved into a mental space that is hard to explain. It's like […]

Have you ever been to the desert? You'll know what I'm talking about, if you have. The desert is a place that makes no sense. The desert is random and chaotic. The desert is a place where you ask questions like: "What have I done to deserve this?" "God, why have you forsaken me? "What […]

There are these universal experiences people have in certain spiritual moments. People talk about a white light in near death experiences. Users of a drug called "DMT"  have reported encounters with "machine elves": entities referenced throughout the world in shamanic cultures. There are no atheists in foxholes. Many prisoners report "finding" God in prison. I'm not […]

I've gotten real comfortable with my weaknesses. I can't plan things. I am overwhelmed at the grocery store. I don't appreciate nice things. I'm not getting any smarter. In the great words of Popeye: "I am who I am." But we live in a country where we are supposed to all be "moving up." A […]

I have a hard time with the Bible, sometimes. I realize that's heresy in the Protestant world. The key idea of the Protestant Reformation of 1517 was the belief that the Bible, not tradition, should be the sole source of spiritual authority. (This, in big part, had to do with Gutenberg and his movable type […]

I have debated broaching this topic for quite some time. God is a sensitive topic.  Many people advise never talking about politics or religion. It's true. That's the safe bet. But it is also the fearful bet. Not discussing the most important and fundamental drivers of our lives is a bit of a shame. Strategically […]