The second annual New Year's retreat is in the books! I was delighted to join 10 other companions in a cozy lodge nestled in Hocking Hills for a time of rest, reflection, and refreshment. I trust that everyone left a bit more rested and ready to engage another year, finding renewal through times of group [...]
Tag: Renewal
Recovering Abundance Through Retreat
Some days I wonder if I should change the name of this ministry. How can I talk about the possibilities of abundance when I feel surrounded by scarcity? I turn on the news, check my bank account, or learn a family member is seriously ill and the world doesn't seem like a place of abundant [...]
Good Enough for Government Work? Recovering Abundance in Field and State
When I lived in Kansas, I occasionally stopped by the local "hardware store" (read general store) to get a pop on a hot day or grab some basics like milk and bread because I didn't feel like making the drive to the nearest grocery store. One morning, I stopped in before class and several local [...]
Renewal > Resolutions: Retreating with People and Places
"There must be a time when a person of resolutions puts their resolutions aside as if they had all been broken, and learns a different kind of wisdom." ~Thomas Merton It's 2018! Indeed, we are now a couple weeks into it. The new year comes with much celebration--sometimes because a new year has begun and sometimes [...]
Recovering Abundance 