As I consider the amazing benefits of mulch for my landscape, I wonder what mulch I have for my life-scape.

The examen is a simple prayer of listening which shines a spot light on God’s grace in the midst of our daily lives.

Hospitality does not begin when the doorbell rings. A warm welcome starts with a warm heart.

As I look at the blooms on my fall tomatoes, smell the inviting fragrance of my compact basil, and feel the hint of cooler weather in the...

School has started and the nights are starting to cool off ever so slightly. Fall is almost here. It is time once more to pull out the...

I spend a good portion of my day reading. From news articles to books, e-mails to facebook posts, fiction and non-fiction, religious and...

Hospitality is vital for community, but hospitality can be difficult to comprehend in our entertainment obsessed culture. Think of a time...

Recently we watched the Netflix documentary series based on Samin Nosrat’s book Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat. The cinematography is beautiful,...

One morning this summer, as I walked through the garden, I did not have a particular task in mind. I was simply looking in the beds,...

As I consider the variety of ways that one may encounter God in Creation, in community, and in contemplation, I am tempted to categorize...

Being listened to is so close to being loved that most people don’t know the difference - David Augsburger When do you feel someone is...

If you have not been following our Facebook page, we started a new conversation forum. Each weekday at 3pm, we will post on Facebook a...

As we begin to prepare the garden for fall planting, we are also planting new things within the Horizons community in this blog and on...

About a year ago, I was intrigued to read about the neuroscience of wine tasting in an article from NBC News. It seems that process of...

The garden expert said this was the perfect weekend for pruning. I laughed at this thought. There is no good weekend for pruning much...

As I considered where to begin writing about spiritual practices that prepare us to recognize our encounters with God in contemplation,...

"Fine." This has to be my least favorite response from my kids when I ask, "How was your day?" For years, I thought that they simply were...

We went to the Terrell Heights Community Garden last Saturday to hear the Compost Queens talk about Bokashi Composting. My "Garden...

Thanks to those who were able to help May 19th when we incorporated a few new herb plants in the main sections of our 4 herb beds in the...

Spiritual direction has a long history in Christian tradition. The letters of the desert fathers and the letters of Brother Lawerence...