The Nomadic Spirit

In this video: * After months away from this channel, Sage shares what’s been a painful season of personal and spiritual transition * Exploring a cyclical view of spiritual growth — moving through rooms of naivety, anger, sadness, and (hopefully) acceptance * The hard lesson learned from years of homeless advocacy: the system doesn’t fail by accident — it reflects what society actually wants * Why...

When the temperature goes above 39 degrees these people in Akron are forced to leave the only men’s shelter and have to sleep outside. They have no tents, no tarps and, often, no blankets. Last night they were outside in the rain and now everything they own is soaking wet. This was their experience last night. Get full access to The Church of the Nomadic Spirit at nomadicspirit.substack.com/subscr...

For my wife… In this deeply personal reflection, I talk about the death of my friend Kenny and the complicated emotions that come with grief, addiction, and survival. I explore what it means to sit with suffering without numbing it—how, after years of sobriety, you learn not to escape pain, but to coexist with it. There's dark humor here too: how food becomes salvation, how a slice of pizza can ke...

I love you so much, Kenny. You were one of my greatest friends. Get full access to The Church of the Nomadic Spirit at nomadicspirit.substack.com/subscribe

This is a new phenomenon I’ve been noticing lately. I suspect I’m going to see more young autistic people enter into the homeless community. And the shelter system is not going to accept them. Get full access to The Church of the Nomadic Spirit at nomadicspirit.substack.com/subscribe

In this debut episode of "Finding the Others," host Sage embarks on a reflective and deeply personal exploration of community, disillusionment, and hope. He challenges listeners to reconsider widely-held assumptions about society, urging a recognition that the systems we've been taught to trust often serve to control rather than uplift us. Sage candidly shares his journey from a conventional belie...