Kevin Sweeney is co-founder and lead pastor of Imagine Church—an urban church in Honolulu that is welcoming of all people, sees imagination as the key to the future, chooses authenticity over performance, substance over hype, and quality over quantity. He is the host of podcast “The Church Needs Therapy” and is the author of the…
I get the pleasure of being associated with these three authors at Shaia-Sophia House, an imprint of Quoir. We got together primarily to talk about Ben Delong’s new book being released on Tuesday, August 17th. The book is titled, Becoming Home and can be ordered here: SSH Author websites: Ben Delong – https://www.bdelong.com/ Tamara Ramirez…
Katy Valentine is my metaphysical, New Testament scholar friend. She has a heartbeat for helping people and encouraging them to find their gifts. I have always experienced here to be kind to everyone. We talked about my book Being: A Journey Toward Presence and Authenticity. Find Katy on her website, https://www.katyvalentine.com/ Order Being or the…
(This is the introduction to my book: Being: A Journey Toward Presence and Authenticity. It releases next Monday, May 11th. I hope would give it a chance and pre-order or save it on your wish list to order on opening day.) I learned the value of hard work from my family-of-origin early in life. Doing…
See More Information from Alana below:Greetings, and happy New Year!My name is Alana Levandoski, and I composed the music to this Tennyson poem, Ring Out, Wild Bells, published in 1850. It is from a requiem entitled In Memoriam, written for his sister’s fiancé, who died very suddenly that year. I am a song and chant writer who has…
Dr. Paul is one of my best friends. He is also one of my spiritual directors. Over the years, he has faithfully led me with grace, compassion and wisdom. I can’t remember the specifics of what we talked about in this episode, but it’s always good! Check him out at Heart Connexion or his Facebook…
“Knowing how to be solitary is central to the art of loving. When we can be alone, we can be with others without using them as a means for escape” Anonymous We are currently experiencing the COVID-19 pandemic. It has required us to practice what is known as social distancing. Americans seems to resist any…
Two of my best friends happen to be contemplative — Sharon Viatori and Kathy Leach. I am so glad they were willing to talk with me about what it means to be a contemplative companion. What is it about these ancient practices that find their way into the present. Take a breath – breath in,…
Beau Hoffman and I keep running into each other on various social media sites. He is an attorney and recently has gone through some transformations in his faith. The result is a deep concern for expressing the love of God to others. I think you will enjoy our conversation — and I think I have…
The Desert Sanctuary 