@Sea – Ep112 – Mike Edel

July 22, 2022At Sea, It Is What You Make of It, News, Podcast

Mike Adele is a very talented singer, songwriter, and producer from Canada. And full disclosure a dear friend of mine, he’s also which is a gift to me, a client. He’s someone I’ve had the privilege of coaching over the last couple of years. And as I am with many of my clients, I’m really … Read More

@Sea – Ep110 – Is Going To Church a Priority?

June 30, 2022News

Part of how I answered the question on Instagram was to say that it depends on what my priorities are.  Here’s what I mean:  “Church,” as I understand it, is largely a way to intentionally practice the Divine gift of life with other people. Certainly, there are facets of regular church attendance that means I … Read More

@Sea – Ep96 – Staying Power

January 13, 2022At Sea, It Is What You Make of It, News, Podcast

Sometimes what looks like compromise is not compromise at all. Sometimes it’s the hard choice to be a constant and a light in a shady and unstable environment.  And sometimes it means being the one willing to be humbled and be wrong and change and grow in a stuck and calcified culture.  I remember, after … Read More

@Sea – Ep94 – Mary’s Yes

December 23, 2021News

In fact, according to the timeline in those same scriptures, the next time there is anything of significance to be made of th Because I came into the practice of faith through a distinctly protestant doorway, I didn’t know, early on, what to make of the Catholic of veneration or even emphasis on Mary, the … Read More

@Sea – Ep93 – Aundi Kolber

December 16, 2021News

In recent years, I have noticed a kind of uptick in conversations and the pace of conversations and the intensity of conversations about mental health come the holidays. Some of that has to do with maybe the shorter days, some of that has to do with being around people who might be triggering, or just … Read More

@Sea – Ep92 – Advent, Waiting, & the Long Arc of Justice

December 9, 2021News

Near the heart of the Christmas / Advent Story is the expectation that God is going to offer a gift. The head-fake in this Bible story is that, when those waiting come upon and/or are given that gift, it’s just a baby. And I know folks have surrounded Jesus’ birth with all kinds of magic … Read More

@Sea – Ep91 – Dominique Dubois Gillard

December 2, 2021News

During the first season of the podcast, I got to talk with Dominique Dubois Gillard about his book “Rethinking Incarceration.” One of the things we talked about was the difficulty and opportunity to steer the ship, even slightly, in institutional spaces already (and often blindly) dominated by whiteness and privilege.  His most recent book dives … Read More

@Sea – Ep90 – Stay in Your Lane / Know Your Power

November 19, 2021News

This will take on a bit of a confessional tone.  A few years ago, Dr. Christena Cleveland talked on my podcast about the need for black leaders to steer away from trying to influence white spaces so often. The effort, she clarified, to change white minds about whiteness, should be executed by white hands. Not … Read More