Hello, again

An update

The last five years of my life feel a bit like a time warp… Many of you reading this post have been with my writing since then. Others of you are new subscribers, and it may seem like you’ve walked into a party that’s already finished–catching the eye of the cleanup crew as they bundle up plastic tablecloths destined for the trash can.

In reality, this space has been dormant more than finished. The darkness indicative of the inside of a cocoon rather than an abandoned house.

If you’ve read the “intro” to this Substack publication, there’s a lot about becoming whole, and if you’ve ever embarked on such a journey you may resonate with the fact that sometimes it’s hard to make sense of what the actual heck is happening to you in those seasons.. let alone write about them for the general public to consume.

In my dormant season I’ve tried to make sense of my past, my role as a parent, my marriage, my role in the local church, and the hardest of all—my self. In this time I’ve started therapy, dabbled in “The Artist’s Way,” cried, went numb, been ridiculously happy, and probably a whole host of other things that I can’t even see or name yet.

Still, even in the fuzzy middle, there remains much to be said in regards to “Unveiling” oneself, especially in faith circles, and I intend to say some of those things here. I have ideas for books, ideas for workshops, ideas for continued spiritual formation. I can’t say what the whole form of it will be, but I thought I would pop my head in and give a little update. Perhaps my name will find its way into your inbox a bit more frequently again as the words begin to flow from my exploration of faith, mental health, discipleship, and spiritual formation—and the connections that exist between each of these.

I look forward to reconnecting here, and I do hope you’ll stick around to add to the conversation. Thanks for your support, always!