Stephanie Lape

06/06/2025

I will be teaching a Zoom class on the Enneagram next month -- for the five Wednesdays in July. I can't say enough good things about this powerful tool. To find more information and to register, go to www.stephanielape.com.
(And yes, even if you have taken this class, you are welcome to take it again. This is one of those things we would do well to study for a lifetime.)

05/07/2025

Are you looking for an educator, a public speaker, or a leader at your next retreat? My current pastoral call is part-time, so I have more availability for outside education -- one of the things I absolutely love! Check out my website in the comments to see details of the classes, speaking engagements and retreats I have led. Currently, I am Pastor at Cross and Crown Lutheran Church, Counseling Psychology faculty (Enneagram Studies) at Institute of Transpersonal Psychology/Sofia University, former World Religions faculty at Riverside City College, and author of Beckoned: Hearing God's Call to Deeper Faith.

06/16/2024

I'm excited to launch my new website, primarily for public speaking and education in person as well as over Zoom. Please check it out!

Stephanie Lape is a speaker, author, and instructor specializing in Enneagram, spirituality, and comparative religions.

05/03/2024

I am excited to announce my writing on Substack. I plan to post at least once a week and I would be honored if you would subscribe (it's free!) Click below.

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Reflections on spirituality, religious studies, theology, and psychology -- from a Lutheran pastor/Enneagram instructor/comparative religions professor

Thank you and happy reading!

Reflections on spirituality, religious studies, theology, and psychology -- from a Lutheran pastor/Enneagram instructor/comparative religions professor

03/14/2023

This is yesterday's worship service. Please click on this link and you will be taken to the Eden Lutheran Church YouTube channel. Please subscribe to this channel by hitting the "Subscribe" button. This will cost you nothing, but it will really help us out by altering the YouTube algorithm. This means Youtube will offer this channel to more people when they want to view a worship service. As of now, we have 16 subscribers. Our initial goal here is 100 subscribers. You can also click the bell icon to be notified when a new video comes out, and you can ask your friends and family to subscribe as well. Thank you!

02/17/2023

Mindfulness for the rest of us...

Learn how to practice mindfulness in your daily life with this blog by Stephanie Lape for Peaceful Living Wellness.

01/08/2023

My thoughts about New Year's resolutions...

Running on motivation is not the only way to live. The spiritual life is a radical departure from messages that bring us psychological death.

12/17/2022

Many people are particularly thinking about her this time of year...

What do Lutherans have to learn from Mary? We have often missed seeing and celebrating her immense power, writes an ELCA pastor.

12/07/2022

This is my newest article.
Please share if you are able, to help those who are grieving this year.

My friend, I understand grief. I understand grieving through the holidays. No one wants it, but sometimes it is simply thrust upon us.

11/03/2022

My best Parent/Pastor tips for raising kids:

As parents, we don’t want to seem dogmatic and pushy, so we often tell our children they can choose their own spiritual paths, but then we deprive them of the gifts of healthy spiritual community or teachings.

10/17/2022

I meet with so many who are traumatized by guilt and shame, sometimes inflicted by the Church. Please read this information. Please share it. It's probably the most meaningful thing (to me) that I have ever written.

https://peacefullivingwellness.com/do-shame-or-guilt-have-any-place-in-religion/?fbclid=IwAR2SXWVUuQfjx2nqiHX8evZ4JcI2BdyNtWiCbuQ595aF6L8C8FqGzVcGE-s

Because we are human beings, guilt and shame make up some of the emotions all of us feel, whether we consider ourselves religious people or not, just like we all feel some combination of happiness, sadness, anger, fear, etc.

09/09/2022

This is my latest article. I recommend you read this to better understand yourself and some of your loved ones.

Research psychologist, Dr. Elaine Aron, has classified and studied the Highly Sensitive Person (HSP). 20% of the population are HSPs.