I had a post all ready to share about living in the tensions of our lives when last night at 11pm the news hit about Osama Bin Laden being killed. I had wanted to share how Ignatius saw living in tension to be a good thing because we can find God or invitations from God in all things. Anytime we are living in the black and white, acting with total certainty about anything other than the presence of God in the moment at hand, we are not living in …

I’m being urged from the inside to do something really crazy. I’ve tried to put it out of my mind, get away from it for over a year, let it go, but it keeps coming back to my heart. It is nothing bad, illegal or immoral. In fact, it is something that I could easily say is for the Greater Glory of God, for helping others on their path. You can probably insert just about any healthy dream, wish, hope, or vision you have had in it’s place. …

Some time ago, as I was sitting on a plane, I started to envision what would happen in the event of a crash: turbulence, a sudden loss of pressure, airbags dropping, a drop in altitude, the doors flying off, the wind blowing through the cabin. I saw myself offering a prayer in the final moments. I saw us all brace for impact and felt the jolt as we hit the earth. After a momentary loss of consciousness, I imagined myself slowly becoming aware: lights flashing over bags …

I have been thinking a lot about anger lately, probably because there is a lot to be angry about. Most of my anger is directed toward those who seem unable or unwilling to see the reality of the environmental challenges facing the world at this moment in time. As anyone who pays attentions is aware, the list is long and growing. Even if the worst case scenarios do not play out, there will still be significant and serious changes to the earth’s environment that will be irreversible. …