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Tent-Bound: A Poem About Midlife and New Horizons

Tent-Bound No one told me it would come to this—Tent-bound with a full life of songs and heartbreak. Just outside the zipper door,thunder’s convincing accusation:Am I beyond the reach of […]

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Ancient Trees: A Long Follow Through over Image

In the words of Eugene Peterson, ‘We live in a culture where image is everything and substance is nothing. We live in a culture where a new beginning is far […]

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Be here now

When was the last time you immersed yourself in the present moment, all of you fully here, uninterrupted by the outside world? If we’re being truthful, such moments are rare […]

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How to move forward amidst tremendous uncertainty

I’m thinking about how to start something when you only have a small piece of the map-unable to see very far into the future. Which for most of us creates […]

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Dropping the rock

I’ve been thinking. I am thinking about dropping rocks, not seeing clearly, and being led. By rock, I mean being stuck in the past, beholden to an old story no […]

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Working Vacations: Why we do it and how to stop

I received a desperate email that read, “I’m in leadership, working crazy hours, working through my vacation last week instead of resting, and the story goes on.” The gravitational pull […]

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Soulful Exploration Requires Wilderness

The modern world is a hindrance to soulful exploration. The naked soul of man is too timid, too armored to disclose whole truths quickly. Step slowly into the quiet, spacious […]

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We are not human doings

Can you remember? Can you remember the last time you walked out your front door and wandered-no plans-no reservations-and explored your own backyard, the simple spots, maybe even the lost […]

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Losing our sense of frontier in life

“Without going out into the fresh air, stepping away from the house, without getting caught in a storm, without getting cold, wet, without feeling hungry, a human being begins to […]

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Developing an Every Day Muscle

I’ve always wanted to be more consistent-stone cold, steady—the person who skips all of the fussing, excuses, and mini-dramas. I wished myself to be the guy who shows up, does […]

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