Front Porch Abbey

08/14/2025

I've noticed an uptick in visits to this site. I really haven't had much time to work on utilizing it as I have hoped. Still on the to do list though. Meanwhile I encourage you to visit frontporchabbey.org if you want to know more about me and what I have to offer.

Front Porch Abbey Spiritual Director Todd Clark - Cultivating Purposeful Lives Through Christian Contemplative Practices

11/29/2022

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11/27/2022

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05/16/2022

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02/24/2021

"From the beginning of this gospel account the author tells us that Jesus is going to re-make normal" Read the new blog!

Welcome to Normal Feb 24, 2021 | Lifestyle | 0 comments | The experience of losing something or someone precious can feel excruciating. Waiting to know exactly what the damage is going to be can intensify those disturbed feelings. Sometimes when we live under the stress of such pain for a long time,...

02/18/2021

"So Jesus does something weird here. He spits on the ground, makes a clay-like paste and rubs it in the man's eyes. Why?
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Waters of Siloam Feb 18, 2021 | Lifestyle | 0 comments | According to Oxford’s dictionary, the Hindu and Buddhist idea of Karma “is the sum of a person’s actions in this and previous states of existence,” that determines the future. Fate is a similar idea that would have been prevalent at th...

02/11/2021

02/10/2021

"Fear makes things difficult to see things as they really are. What are you facing right now that makes you afraid?" The latest blog!

Storm Cloud Fears Feb 10, 2021 | Lifestyle | 0 comments | When I was somewhere around the age of 12, I was not allowed to watch horror movies. As an adult I see the wisdom of that and I still refuse to watch them, but as a kid I felt like I was missing out on something, so when I was invited to a sl...