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Feed Them Both and Walk in Peace: Order, Integration, and the Healing of the Natural Mind
One of the recurring challenges in both spiritual life and psychology is understanding what to do with the parts of ourselves that seem troublesome, fearful, reactive, or difficult to control. Some traditions have emphasized discipline and self-denial. Some modern approaches emphasize acceptance and self-compassion. Yet many people continue to struggle with the feeling that they…
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Come Walk With Me — Reflection
“Come Walk With Me” reflects on the inward pathways of regeneration and the quiet ways that the Lord leads us through the deeper chambers of the human heart and mind. The song explores the idea that imagination, memory, symbolism, longing, conscience, inward reflection, and spiritual perception can all become part of the gradual reordering of…
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The Crossing — Reflection
The Crossing is a reflective song about threshold moments in spiritual life — times when meaning is sensed before it can yet be fully understood. It explores the quiet movement from pressure toward peace, and the gradual ordering of truth into a form that can finally be lived. Rather than seeking immediate certainty, the song…
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Water I Can Drink — Reflection
Song Description with Biblical and Writings Citations: “Water I Can Drink” began after a meditation journey in which I brought questions I had about Swedenborg’s writings into prayer. In the experience, I asked the Lord whether I might speak with Swedenborg concerning those questions. As the conversation unfolded, I became increasingly overwhelmed and disoriented until…
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Rising Light — Reflection
There are times in life when experiences that once felt confusing, overwhelming, or difficult to understand begin to gather into a different kind of clarity. “Rising Light” reflects part of that process. The imagery in the song grew out of healing-oriented meditative journeys undertaken during a period of deep searching, suffering, instability, and longing for…
