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Ask folks about love and most often you will get a description of what love does. As awesome as this is, taking a few minutes to think about what love IS will go a long way to help us live lives of love in our day to day lives.

Today Michael shares a fresh take on Palm 109 as rendered by Nan C. Merrill in her book: Praying the Psalms. Merrills take is especially intimate and speaks with tenderness through a lens of love.

Micheal introduces Lectio Divina and the practice of listening with the ears of our hearts.
Today's text tells the story of an encounter that Jesus had with two sisters. Settle in and see what bubbles to the top of your heart, and what invitations of the Spirit are presented to you.

What a Show! - Last Sundays Oscars were one for the history books. Cruel Jokes and Slaps stole the show and electrified Social Media as everyone chimed in with their opinion with plenty of finger-wagging to go around.

In this episode, Michael shares a perspective that seems to be missing - and it might make you squirm!

Do you have well-meaning folks in your life that just HAVE to tell you 'what they think your problem is? Or "if you just did __________" You'd do well. How many times are these folks so off the mark and you are left feeling bruised, misunderstood and a little pissed? This is friendly fire.

Pain (and our Triggers) get our attention to areas in our life that need some loving attention. Michael shares his experience with emotional triggers and the transforming gifts that can often be discovered when we lovingly and thoughtfully accept their invitation to look deeper.

Winter has settled in - in the CornCob City. And I was reminded of a little story, and it stirs me everytime I reflect on it. So I thought I would share it on the podcast in my own words.

In the first episode of Season 2, Michael set some of the ground work for the upcoming season. He dreams a little bit about the importance of story, how they help us, how they can hurt us and how our most significant stories need to be refreshed in light of new information - all while being faith to the constitutive story of Jesus.

Michael explores a few ideas of Love at the very foundation of the Cosmos and how we partner with God with acts of self-giving love.

Michael shares just a few thoughts on what he means when he talks about becoming love.