David Maginley

A personal story I'll never forget holding Jazzie, our beloved Basenji-shepherd mix, as she took her last breath. A companion of nine years, she developed joint issues that left her in constant pain. Months of medication and steroid treatment could not stave off the inevitable. We laid her on the grass, sunshine on her face, love all around. The first injection gently but quickly put her to sleep. The second stopped her heart. She was gone in seconds. We wept. We thanked her for her spirit....

People often come to me wanting answers to big questions. Why am I anxious? Why does my body feel like it’s betraying me? Why does everything feel like it’s falling apart? Why am I afraid of dying? Why does this still hurt after all these years? All excellent questions. Also, all slightly premature. Because before we go looking for meaning , we need to find our way back to experience . And there is a very important difference between the two. Step One: Come Back to the Body (Even If You’d...

How I wish someone had taught me the fundamentals of spirituality when I was training to be a Lutheran minister. The reality is that we...