What unites us? Everything is interconnected, love is all there is.In this video, Christi Belcourt and Justin Coutts have a wide ranging conversation, drawing from their many commonalities and differences. We discussed: Indigenous worldviews, language and traditions. Language's interconnectedness to nature and the universal consciousness of prayer beyond language or words. Shame, traditional teachings, and … Continue reading Interconnected Worlds: Indigenous Wisdom, Learning From the Land, and the Power of Love →

The following chant is a reworking of a poem I first released in Psalter of the Birds. If you would like to hear this chant and participate in the workshop I wrote it for, click HERE to learn more about Teachings With Justin and sign up! God who gave the pearl of great price to … Continue reading The Eye of the Storm →

Now that we are settling into our new digital home in The Virtual Chapel, I have built a space for people who want to explore the contemplative life together in more depth. With a monthly subscription, you will gain access to: Weekly group anamchara sessions on zoom Recorded workshops to watch at your leisure A … Continue reading Teachings With Justin →

Click HERE to sign-up! Over the years I have searched for a social media space where deep conversations between interesting and educated people are the norm. With great effort, I have stumbled my way into a handful of oases, where I have met fellow travelers who opened my mind and helped me explore my questions. I am … Continue reading Theology and Philosophy: For People With Big Questions →

I know lots of people who follow my work or are involved in our community find themselves somewhere in the process of deconstructing a fundamentalist, often Evangelical Protestant religious formation. For many such people, deconstruction is a long and arduous journey fraught with danger, both real and imagined.  If it sounds like I am describing … Continue reading Religious Deconstruction: On Zeal Without Knowledge →

Shifting Digital Environments The world is changing very quickly. Traditional social media no longer provides the stability and community it once did. This is only going to get worse. The development of AI profiles and increasingly predatory algorithms poses a genuine threat to the hearts and minds of everyone who interacts with them. Their designers’ … Continue reading Virtual Chapel Upgrade →

I am well pleased to share the following guest post from my friend Gilbert Márkus. Gilbert is a research associate and affiliate in Celtic & Gaelic at the University of Glasgow. He publishes books, academic articles, and lectures on a wide variety of topics, largely focusing on the island of Iona. His newest book is … Continue reading The Atheist is the Believer’s Ally: Apophatic Theology and Thomas Aquinas →

I am very pleased to share a lovely little chat I had with my friend Gilbert Márkus about his new book God as Nothing. Gilbert is a research associate and affiliate in Celtic & Gaelic at the University of Glasgow. He publishes books, academic articles, and lectures on a wide variety of topics, largely focusing … Continue reading Much Ado About Nothing: Beauty and Love in Apophatic Theology →

In the past I have written about the importance of perspective in symbolic understanding, such as A Symbol Is More Than a Sign and The Beehive of Wisdom. Another place we find symbolic perspective at play in the Christian contemplative tradition is the way The Cloud of Unknowing talks about the Ark of the Covenant. … Continue reading Contemplation, Symbolic Perspectives, and the Ark of the Covenant →

The idea of virtual community is new in the history of the world. Never before have people been able to form the type of daily and personal friendships we see happening all around the world with people they have never met face to face. To all the generations who came before us, the mystery and … Continue reading Community Outside The Box →