Book Review: The Way Home by Ben Katt

This review first appeared at The Englewood Review of Books. I confess a personal stake in wanting to read and review The Way Home: Discovering the Hero’s Journey to Wholeness at Midlife by Ben Katt. That personal stake is, simply, that I myself would be considered a part of Katt’s target audience. I turned 45 just aContinue reading “Book Review: The Way Home by Ben Katt”

Johnnie Walker Spirituality

As I made my way through every Oscar nominee for Best Picture the past couple of months, the movie American Fiction stood out as one of my favorites. It stars the incomparable Jeffrey Wright as a struggling author who becomes so frustrated with what kind of Black art sells that he fires off a satiricalContinue reading “Johnnie Walker Spirituality”

Prayer in Motion Book Excerpt: Focusing in the Wilderness

Below is an excerpt from Prayer in Motion: Connecting with God in Fidgety Times. Our lives are filled with things that distract us, that demand our attention, and that make taking on a regular routine of prayer difficult. And whether we admit it or not, whether we are proud of it or not, whether weContinue reading “Prayer in Motion Book Excerpt: Focusing in the Wilderness”