I am a spiritual director in Portland, Oregon. In addition to spiritual direction, I conduct workshops, retreats, and do consulting work with congregations.
If you are interested in spiritual direction, you can explore my site to learn more about my approach. You will also find further information about my workshops, retreats and consulting services. Please contact me if you are interested in learning more.
You can also read my blog, where you will find brief spiritual reflections.
In the book The Color Purple by Alice Walker there is an exchange of letters between the main character Celie and her sister Nettie. In one of these letters, Celie writes about a conversation with her friend Shug concerning God. For Celie, God is a distant figure – a white man who doesn’t care…continue reading >>>
Alleluia. Christ is risen! The Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia!
“At the beginning of Holy Week, we stand with Jesus before the gates of a city. We know that once we have entered we shall be swept up in events that we cannot control and that will bring us to the very edge of what we can bear, as we walk with him to…continue reading >>>
“I invite you, therefore, in the name of the Church, to the observance of a holy Lent, by self-examination and repentance; by prayer, fasting, and self-denial; and by reading and meditating on God’s holy Word.” (Book of Common Prayer, p. 265) These words from the Ash Wednesday liturgy set the tone for the 40 days…continue reading >>>