Life, Death, and Comedy

Living from the inside out...

Grace for fuck-ups. Prayer for the impious. A space for spiritual misfits.

This (almost) daily email boosts your spirit, inspires your activism and challenges your complacency.

Kindling the Examined Life for Contemplatives in the World via podcasts, practices, nonrequired readings, and drink recommendations

Part retreat, part think tank. A place for inspiration and ideas about culture, faith, and spirit.

Contemplative writing from the heart of everyday life. And other stuff, like a slow, mystical-political journey through the book of Revelation (yes, that book).

Life is so beautiful. Life is so hard. For everyone.

Despite all the trouble, life is astonishing. History is not merely "one d*mn thing after another" as Henry Ford reportedly concluded, but a surprising, divine drama. I try to follow Mary Oliver's advice: "Pay attention. Be Astonished. Tell about it."

Don’t Go Left, Don’t Go Right, Go Deeper.

Articles about personal transformation, inner peace, and relationships

A newsletter about the history behind today's politics.

Author, activist, public speaker, teacher

Open your world with poetry

Brief reflections, essays, and the occasional podcast about faith, spirituality, and religion from a progressive Southern white male perspective.

The Mysticism of Everyday Life; Journeying the Contemplative Life to Being—Interbeing

Reflections on life, faith, and everything in-between. Now with more grace and less certainty.

nourishing spiritual sensibility and spiritual power

Self-help for smart people.

Whether your faith deconstruction journey just began or if you’ve been doing this for a while, we are glad you are here.

Contemplative Witness is a space where I share personal reflections, sermons, articles, journal entries, and conversations with friends—activists, spiritual leaders, or simply companions on the journey of engaged spirituality.