Category: darkwater

  • I’m getting some publicity!

    I’m getting some publicity!

    Check out this “Book Lovers Holiday Gift Guide” that was posted in the San Francisco Examiner last week. I’m mentioned as #8 on the list of “ten great suggestions for all of those book-lovers on your list.” Click the picture to see the whole article. Spread the news!

  • It’s A Major Award!

    It’s A Major Award!

    Darkwater: A Pastor’s Memoir of Depression and Faith was the winner in the Psychology/Mental Health category of the 2023 IndieReader Discovery Awards, where undiscovered talent meets people with the power to make a difference. I’m very grateful for the judges and readers at IndieReader. If you haven’t picked up a copy of Darkwater yet, it’s…

  • …Waters that Endure

    …Waters that Endure

    You’ll need to read yesterday’s post, “Storms that Threaten…” in order to get the context for this. I sat on a bench in Nescopeck Community Park, looking out over the Susquehanna River. I had spent the last hour walked around town, remembering all kinds of things. I recognized houses where members of the church I…

  • Storms that Threaten…

    Storms that Threaten…

    This post is something of a part four in a series of Revisiting Waters from my past. You can read the first few parts here: In each of these posts, I shared a story of going to a place I used to live, and sitting by water there, remembering and learning. Here in Part Four…

  • Podcast Interview: “Calming the Chaos”

    Podcast Interview: “Calming the Chaos”

    I was recently interviewed by Tracy at Calming the Chaos. We talk about all kinds of things, from the “Mike Treatment” to bongo drums to labyrinths. Check it out at the following links! YouTube Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify View a list of all my podcast episodes.

  • Darkwater Audiobook!

    Darkwater Audiobook!

    Over the last few months, I have been working with my excellent friend Pete Barry to create the audiobook version of Darkwater: A Pastor’s Memoir of Depression and Faith. I’m pleased to announce that it is now available! Complete and unabridged, read by the author (me!), and running to a grand total of five hours…

  • Hopefully Tomorrow…

    Hopefully Tomorrow…

    This is a shameless cross-posting from my newsletter, Biblia Luna. If you’re interested in signing up for it, a weekly look into the intersection of faith and mental illness, then just click here. A few months ago, I had the opportunity to be interviewed by Molly Jameson for her podcast Not Good. I felt at…

  • Podcast Interview: “Our Walk Together”

    Podcast Interview: “Our Walk Together”

    I had a wonderful time speaking with Paul at the Our Walk Together podcast. Go ahead and listen to it below.

  • Well of Mercy

    Well of Mercy

    So I spent a lot of the past month traveling around, and a lot of it exploring water. I traveled back to the town of my earliest days, a town that really feels like prehistory to me, since the only memories I have of it are vague and unformed. There, I sat by the West…

  • Labyrinth #70: Shanteel Serenity Walk, Sellersville, PA

    Labyrinth #70: Shanteel Serenity Walk, Sellersville, PA

    I enjoy walking labyrinths. Labyrinths are maze-like structures that have been used as spiritual tools for centuries. There are many of them around, and I am in the habit of trying to visit a lot of them. For more information about labyrinths, check out The Labyrinth Society. Find where labyrinths are in your area at the…