N Thomas Johnson Medland: 11 books
Bathed in Abrasion
Poems of Midlife and Erosion
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2014
If compromise and disappointment have a home, it is midlife. Here, suffering is like breathing. Longing is like dreaming. Standing midstream in the abrasive forces of life, author N. Thomas Johnson-Medland has learned to wade through the erosion and entropy of failure and incompleteness. And yet,...
For the Beauty of the Earth
Poems from the CHILD-HEART About the Planet
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2013
Having grown up in the shadow of the Bomb and having provided supportive care to post-Cold War generations of children and their parents (both in crisis), I have seen a lot of distrust and instability in people--individually and in communities. I have seen how the shadow of impending doom can rewrite...
In the Same Place
Poems of Place
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2016
Space and time are not just terms and functions of the bigger/larger objects in our lives, but intricately woven into the cells that make up our spleen and the neurotransmitters that carry our sense of truth and integrity (or some other thing that carries that--which we have not yet figured out how...
Danse Macabre
Thoughts on Death and Memento Mori from a Hospice Chaplain
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2011
Apparently, in 1338 and well into 1339, Death showed up for a grand performance at a little village of Nestorian Christians. The village was known as Issyk-Kul; it lay south of Lake Balkhash, Russia. The cemetery headstones made clear a major work of the macabre had taken place in that short year....
Entering the Stream
Poems about Union
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2011
The notion and phrase of entering the stream has long been an image for merger and union. Most often it is meant to sum up the idea of union with the Divine Principle or God. Less often, yet still common, it is used to image the union of ideas, bodies, and movements. The sense that one thing folds...
From the Belly of the Whale
Poems of the Male Soul
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2011
Men have been spit up onto shore by whales and great fish since the beginning of time. This has been going on for forever; perhaps, even longer than forever. This may be true. It may also be true that men have spit whales and great fish up onto shore since the beginning of time. This has also been...
Bridges, Paths, and Waters; Dirt, Sky, and Mountains
A Portable Guided Retreat on Creation, Awe, Wonder, and Radical Amazement
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2010
When we stand in the presence of the natural world of creation, something very powerful occurs. Our heart senses a raw and vital connection between ourselves and the handiwork of God revealed in the trees and rivers. Our eye catches some small detail and we are opened up to union with the world around...
by N. Thomas Johnson-Medland, Bob Cook
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2012
The poems and pictures that have been collected here are prompts toward leaning into the places you have been and become. Clearly, every doorway you have crossed over and every window you have gazed yourself through have become woven into the fabric of the you that is now holding this place as here...
Cairn-Space
Poems, Prayers, and Mindful Amblings about the Places We Set Aside for Meaning, Prayer, and the Sacramental Life in the New Monasticism
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2011
Cairns have decorated the landscapes of cultures throughout time. Piles of stone-one stone placed on top of another-are set in place all over the earth to recall battles, identify burial sites, mark trails, and spur hearts and minds to remember sacred, noble, and critical events. They are landmarks....
Feed My Sheep; Lead My Sheep
A Handbook of Leadership Formation for Individuals and Groups
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2011
There are a lot of books about leadership out there. I wanted to stir the pot and make some suggestions that I have not heard yet. Leadership is not about sticking qualities all over yourself, like dozens of yellow sticky notes: Today I will learn time management. Tomorrow I will develop integrity....
Along the Road—Tales of the Journey
A Life Review WORKBOOK for Individuals and Groups
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2011
Along the Road-Tales from the Journey is a practical guide for patients and families going through some very serious and difficult issues. It is here to enable focus and meaning in a time that is fraught with confusion and pain. It is also for people who are not involved in hospice--people that recognize...