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Reflections on the Woodshed Year

For so much of the year I was laid up with an inexplicable knee injury, followed by a cancer scare. I suffered choking anxiety and severe depression. It seemed like nothing was happening. Certainly nothing good.

E. D. Watson, faith, healing, mental health, poetic medicine, Poetry, poetry as prayer, prayer, spiritual journey, woodshedding, writing

The Couch in the Jordan River

The couch in the Jordan River took me by surprise. No, it was worse than that; I felt insulted. From … More

baptism, Christianity, faith, God, Israel, Jordan River, pilgrimage, religion, spiritual journey, spiritual tourism, spirituality, travel

The Starlight in My Soul’s Dark Night

Dark nights happen to some and not others, and only God knows why. St. John of the Cross called it a holy experience. Tell that to my priest, I wanted to say. Tell it to my husband, who still mourns the “nice Christian girl” he thought he married.

Christianity, dark night of the soul, Easter, Eastern Orthodox Church, faith, Holy Week, icons, idols, Jesus, John the Baptist, Mary, religion, spirituality, St. John of the cross

The Church Inside Myself (That I Didn’t Know Was There)

Meditation is one of those things that has always been for other people. Patchouli-toothpaste white people with rustic-but-pricey cedar furniture and mandala wall hangings. People who “study” Japanese cooking. People with gurus and lots of time on their hands.

Buddhism, faith, frozen pizza, meditate, meditation, religion, Thich Nhat Hanh

Finding God on the Courthouse Lawn

Before I even learned what had happened in Orlando, I learned about the candlelight vigil that would be held on … More

Christianity, Eastern Orthodox, faith, GLBTQ, God, ISIS, Islam, love, Orlando, pulse

Our Name is Legion: Or, Sympathy for the Devil

It’s natural—perhaps even biologically sound—to shun the afflicted. In this way, we’re no different than other animals who practice this … More

Christianity, demons, depression, faith, happiness, Jesus, Legion, mental illness, religion

Confessions of a Mystic Manqué

I’ve always wanted to be a mystic. Not of the crystal ball variety, but like Teresa of Ávila, or even … More

Christianity, drug use, faith, mystic, mysticism, Phillip K. Dick, religion, spirituality, Teresa of Avila

Why Go To Church?

Last Friday, I went back to the Orthodox Church I’d all but stopped attending. I’m sort of obsessed with the … More

Christianity, church, Easter, Eastern Orthodox, faith, God, Kenneth Leong, religion, spirituality, The Zen Teachings of Jesus, tradition

It All Started With Marie Kondo

Unless you’ve been living in a cave, you’ve heard of her. Her book, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up is … More

Christianity, church, doubt, Eastern Orthodox, Enneagram, faith, Marie Kondo, religion, spiritual journey, spirituality, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up

Christmas Reflections

I’ve had a hard time getting into Christmas this year. The whole routine seems like the same thing over and … More

Advent, Christianity, Christmas, church, doubt, faith, Incarnation, journey, Mary, religion, spirituality

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