I find it interesting that this question is “…sacred” and not “…the sacred.”  I have often heard the words “the sacred” used to talk about a way of experiencing God as person, force, object, etc.  Without the definite article, it does bring in a new element.  The word sacred is defined as “something connected with [...]

So, its taken a bit longer, but I’m going to try to wrap up these 10 conversations…Two left to go. As I started to think about this question, I thought of a survey that made its way around the internet a few weeks back about iPad owners.  I don’t know how “scientific” the survey is, [...]

Talk about a hard question to answer…the others to this point have been ones that could be more at a distance – reflections upon more external issues, but with some measure of an internal.  This one is more focused on me and the ways that I have been created, gifted, the experiences I have gained, [...]

What is the relationship I want with the earth?  Definitely not something like this.  The stories of the oil slick in the gulf are heartbreaking about the impact that is already being felt, what is predicted to be, and how long the Gulf and the Gulf Coast will take to recover from this.  The sad [...]

This is the 6th in my series of posts answering the questions from Margaret Wheatley’s book, Turning to One Another.  By following this link, you can see my thoughts on the first five questions.  After this one, there are four other questions still to tackle… Onto question number six – Am I willing to reclaim [...]

I could answer this question in two ways.  I could go through a whole host of situations where I have experienced good listening and talk about the details of it or I could simply give thanks for one woman.  I’ll go with the latter option. On Tuesday night, my great Aunt, Helen Carpp passed away.  [...]

Onto question #4 – What am I willing to notice in my world? There is a phrase often used in pastoral care, counseling, etc – active listening.  Its a practice of seeking to be conscious of the listening process in a caring relationship.  It seeks to make listening not simply a passive thing, but instead [...]

This is the third in a series of posts I am doing responding to Margaret Wheatley’s questions in her book, Turning to One Another. You can read my comments on the book as a whole here, and my responses to questions 1 and 2, here and here respectively.  Her third question is, “What do I [...]

Word of warning…this is going to be somewhat rambling and probably not well-proofed.  Its about 1030pm on a Saturday night prior to a Sunday where I am preaching about sin.  Yes, I should probably be in bed, but this question has been bouncing around in my head all day today and I know that it [...]

As noted in my last post, I am going to try to work through the ten conversation questions that Wheatley poses beginning with the first, and also the most vexing of her questions.  The rest, while excellent and thorough questions, each seem far more straightforward than this initial one.  Do I feel a vocation to [...]