The Eremos Blog
Welcome to the Eremos blog—a space where faith, spirituality, and everyday life converge through diverse voices and perspectives. Featuring insights and wisdom from a variety of authors, each post offers reflections drawn from their unique spiritual journeys. Whether you’re seeking encouragement, inspiration, or a deeper connection, the Eremos blog invites you to explore, reflect, and grow alongside a community of fellow seekers.
Lent Feels Different This Year—And I Need It To
If Lent feels especially important to you this year—if you’re longing for a way to step deeper into hope, surrender, and renewal—you’re not alone. That’s exactly why I’m leaning into this season with more intention.
Lent isn’t about performing spirituality; it’s about making space for grace. It’s about slowing down, practicing trust, and following Jesus in a world that pulls us toward fear and control.
“Why Do We Need Black History Month?” (A Response from a White Guy)
"I don’t get it. But I used to."
I used to understand the pushback: “Why do we need Black History Month?”
I used to nod along, thinking, “Isn’t this just dividing us more?”
But it doesn’t make sense anymore.
It’s like this: imagine your house is on fire. Flames are ripping through the walls, and when the firefighters arrive, they start hosing down every house on the street. When you yell, “My house is burning!” they respond, “Well, all homes matter.”
Technically true. But completely missing the point.
Black History Month isn’t about saying Black history matters more. It’s about acknowledging that Black history has been systemically ignored, erased, or whitewashed. It’s about pulling up a chair for the stories that were left out of the room entirely.
So instead of asking, “Why do we need Black History Month?” maybe the better question is:
“Why were we ever okay without it?”
The Bigger Problem: Religious But Not Spiritual
There’s a lot of talk these days about people leaving the church, identifying as Spiritual but Not Religious (SBNR). But what if we’ve been focused on the wrong thing?
What if the bigger problem isn’t those leaving, but those staying?
Because while the rise of the spiritual-but-not-religious gets all the attention, there’s another group that’s quietly shaping the Church from the inside out—the religious but not spiritual.
A Journey Through the Wilderness (Repost)
This article was originally written and posted by Paula Harrington on December 16, 2023
Some Sabbath Thoughts (Repost)
This article was originally written and posted by Brian Nicklaus on October 22, 2023
Spiritual Direction: The Sacred Art of Paying Attention
What if someone could help you see where God is already moving in your life, even when you can’t? Not with easy answers, but with better questions. That’s spiritual direction. It’s not about someone telling you what to do or handing you a roadmap. It’s about a sacred conversation that tunes your heart to God’s voice in the middle of your everyday mess.