@Sea – Ep81 – Taylor Schumann

September 16, 2021At Sea, Christianity, Church, Community, Compassion, Doubt, It Is What You Make of It, Justice, Podcast

I’ve come to pretty fundamentally believe that some things cannot (and should not) be discussed outside of personal experience. That might sound odd coming from someone with a relatively traditional education in western philosophy. But… here I am.  One of the keenest examples of that is gun violence. The way I see it:  despite the … Read More

@Sea – Ep74 – Simone Biles, Athletics and Whole Health

July 29, 2021At Sea, Creativity, It Is What You Make of It, News, Podcast, Reflections

Stephen Pressfield calls it “Resistance.”  A number of religious traditions call it “sin.”  But regardless of the name folks apply to it, it seems to me that we generally share, cross-culturally and throughout history, a sense and a lament that things don’t work out perfectly; that things fall apart and that plans don’t always go … Read More

@Sea – Ep74 – KJ Ramsey

July 22, 2021At Sea, Church, Discipleship, It Is What You Make of It, Podcast, Reconciliation, Reflections, Teaching

I was setting up to interview an upcoming guest when she told me “I’m sorry I’ll have to be pretty strict with the hour and leave right away. I’m seeing my therapist right after this.”  “Absolutely,” I told her.  “We’ll probably talk for 45 min.”“Great. I’m really looking forward to this session with her.”  Now, … Read More

@Sea – Ep70 – Christopher Williams

June 17, 2021At Sea, Christianity, Church, Community, Creativity, Deconstruction, Good Music, It Is What You Make of It, Podcast, Reconciliation, Reflections, Songwriting

In his Legendary book “The War of Art” Steven Pressfield writes:“The professional arms himself with patience, not only to give the stars time to align in his career but to keep himself from flaming out in each individual work. He knows that any job, whether it’s a novel or a kitchen remodel, takes twice as … Read More