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Ryan Taylor
Denver
A spiritual activist... encouraging presence in hard places and a more honest way of spiritual formation.
Interests: Dreaming, Engaging poverty, Enneagram, Gardening, Spiritual Formation, Encouraging the Weary, Teaching, Writing, Guiding, Stirring the Pot for the good of the world...
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colonizing joy
I was reminded this week of a poignant experience I had two years ago while hiking in Rocky Mountain National Park. While staying in Estes Park the boys were at an all day camp so I took the opportunity to... Continue reading
Posted Mar 27, 2022 at Tall Monastic Guy
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Is it the shoes? A parable about infinite & finite time
Posted Sep 6, 2021 at Tall Monastic Guy
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It's about time
"Time isn’t the main thing. It’s the only thing." ~ Miles Davis Last Friday was a very ordinary Friday but a day that revealed two very different versions of time. Version number one: I’m stuck in the waiting area at... Continue reading
Posted Aug 9, 2021 at Tall Monastic Guy
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Dogmatism, Drunks, and Death
Posted Jun 8, 2021 at Tall Monastic Guy
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Everything is just fine
Posted Feb 9, 2021 at Tall Monastic Guy
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Now's the time to waste your time
I’ll never forget my first encounter with civil rights icon Vincent Harding. I’m helping organize a conference and Dr. Harding was up next as our featured speaker. It was my role to welcome him, direct him to the stage, and... Continue reading
Posted Jan 19, 2021 at Tall Monastic Guy
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Letting go of slave holder religion
For those of us that grew up in the bubble of Christian Pleasantville, we experience a strange compulsion to divinize and Christianize everything we see. Everytime we experience something we feel the need to shoehorn our pre-conceived theological conditioning into... Continue reading
Posted Jun 23, 2020 at Tall Monastic Guy
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Symptoms & Systems
Symptoms make us nervous… He’s coughing! She has a runny nose or a fever! Stay away! They could be contagious! Behaviorial symptoms have always made us nervous. He looks at porn! She drinks too much! They over spend! He over... Continue reading
Posted Mar 25, 2020 at Tall Monastic Guy
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The Tao of Todd: the practice of reciprocal humiliation
As I prep our little sanctuary and prepare to preach, Todd arrives an hour early to charge his cell phone, grab some brief relief from the streets, and hustle me out of five bucks. He begins the hustle process by... Continue reading
Posted Feb 19, 2020 at Tall Monastic Guy
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deep water - When heroes, parents, and Jesus go away.
I recently lost a hero of mine to Parkinson’s Disease. I was introduced to John in 2008 during a vulnerable season when I was desperately seeking a guide to help me see the reality of God’s presence among the poor.... Continue reading
Posted Feb 11, 2020 at Tall Monastic Guy
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Lessons from Kobe
I loved young Kobe. Creative, curious, and relentlessly driven, he had that Ken Griffey Jr. smile and an infectious likeable energy. Kobe Bryant was a different type of athlete with an unusual intelligence and a pursuit of greatness that was... Continue reading
Posted Jan 27, 2020 at Tall Monastic Guy
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Re-Framing the Homelessness Crisis
When you drive through stretches of Denver and see mind numbing numbers of unhoused men and women sleeping on the street it’s not hard to see that we have a crisis on our hands. The question is what exactly do... Continue reading
Posted Jan 24, 2020 at Tall Monastic Guy
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the work of re-membering
Posted Apr 4, 2017 at Tall Monastic Guy
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I Want to See
Posted Dec 28, 2016 at Tall Monastic Guy
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my civil war (reflections on visiting Indiana during this election)
Posted Nov 7, 2016 at Tall Monastic Guy
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Trusting your disgust
Posted Sep 19, 2016 at Tall Monastic Guy
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(Re)awakening a contemplative culture
What is contemplation? I would expect the common response to the question to land somewhere in the realm of a glorified exercise in naval gazing. For many, contemplation conjures up images of Buddha rather than Jesus. It’s also understandable to... Continue reading
Posted Sep 8, 2016 at Tall Monastic Guy
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The divinity of vulnerability
Recently at Network a scene played out that is not exactly uncommon for our community. Lenny claimed to have his bike and his phone stolen. Lenny lets his anger fly marching around in a colorful rage proclaiming, “I’m gonna kill... Continue reading
Posted Jun 24, 2016 at Tall Monastic Guy
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the move toward irrelevance
Posted Apr 29, 2016 at Tall Monastic Guy
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The integrity, abundant, joy-filled path of being alone.
Posted Mar 23, 2016 at Tall Monastic Guy
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Who are you?
Treasuring doesn’t make for a good American.
Treasuring doesn’t blindly follow the leader.
Mary paid attention to the questions her life was asking. Continue reading
Posted Mar 2, 2016 at Tall Monastic Guy
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disrupting the hustle
One thing this naïve country boy has learned over the years of ministry with folks on the street is the reality of the hustle. What’s the hustle? The hustle is the distinct bag of self preserving skills – deceptions, tricks,... Continue reading
Posted Feb 15, 2016 at Tall Monastic Guy
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The (irresponsible whimsical) Way
Posted Nov 6, 2015 at Tall Monastic Guy
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Straight Outta Nazareth (what Jesus shares in common with N.W.A.)
Maybe it's a stretch to place N.W.A. and Jesus in the same article. At the least, they share a common thread of breaking new ground through the element of disturbance. Continue reading
Posted Sep 10, 2015 at Tall Monastic Guy
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re-imagining God as friend
Posted Aug 20, 2015 at Tall Monastic Guy
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