Last year, the Desert Sanctuary initiated the Nomad 2020 online conference during the pandemic. Ever since that day, I have been dreaming of this event. I wanted to lean forward and look toward the future with all the other spiritual nomads and seekers. I wanted to bring together people with differing vantage points to see if we could see…
Disclaimers: I respect my pastor friends that want to preserve the local church. Most of them agree, it needs to be re imagined. That’s what I think i’m doing here – imagining. This series of blogs is about what I’m thinking about. I think it’s good to think through things occasionally, especially in times like…
The mini-series on My Favorite Vegans continues… Dr. Amanda McKinney is a physician with a passion for Lifestyle Medicine and environmental issues who recognizes the intimate relationship between our food and the health of both humans and the planet. She is both a Fellow and a member of the Board of Directors of the American…
Check out this book on Goodreads: Apparent Faith: What Fatherhood Taught Me About the Father’s Heart http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/46722140-apparent-faith
As the Water to Wine Gathering approaches, it was good discuss a plethora of topics with Jonathan Martin. He talks about the “boy on the bike,” Water to Wine, and how he would change the world. I appreciate his vulnerability. I finally asked him, “What’s the deal with Brian Zahnd” and I think you’ll like…
With my book releasing July 1st about Fatherhood and what it taught me about God, I thought it would be fun to talk to my son. He has a podcast called “Free China Pod.” We kind of joint-interviewed each other for our retrospective podcasts. Find him here: http://freechinapost.com/ Message me at any time if…
Who would have thought that I would interview these two beautiful, intelligent women on the day that Rachel Held Evans was memorialized. But, that’s how it worked out and we ended up talking about her, among other things. I didn’t know Meg or Miranda very well before this conversation, but I’m now glad we got…
It goes without saying that I have loved my children since they were born. I would go so far as to say that I loved them even before they were born. I would categorize this love as close to unconditional. There were times that I was frustrated with them. There were times when I doubted…
Laura and I sit down to talk about finding acceptance. Understanding that we are poor in spirit helps us understand our acceptance. Acceptance is necessary input to our lives. Join us for the discussion. Message me at any time if you have questions: karl@karlscoaching.com Find me on Twitter Subscribe to Karl’s Coaching Podcasts Podcasts on…
Most of us have about had it with religion! Religion seems to be ineffective, at best, and often we seem to be moving backward with our practices and traditions. We are tempted to just leave it all behind and just cut our losses. We gave it a good shot — we tried — but, it’s…
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