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August 2016

August 26, 2016

Struggling with Silence in an Instant-Gratification World

Silence allows us to rest from our own “noise within—our desires that plague us, our...

July 2016

July 26, 2016

What Are Our Choices? Conventions, Elections, and Spiritual Practices

I have no responsibility for what anyone says on any political platform. I have total...

May 2016

May 10, 2016

Pass the Peace, Please

In flu season, we avoid shaking hands with each other for fear that we will...

February 2016

February 09, 2016

Lent Post Round-Up! A Progressive Christian Lent at Patheos

"God needs nothing, asks nothing, and demands nothing, like the stars. It is life with...

June 2015

June 01, 2015

On the Pilgrim’s Journey: A Q&A with Christine Valters Paintner

"Pilgrim: Someone who makes an intentional journey courting holy disruption." -- Christine Valters Paintner One of...

March 2015

March 20, 2015

Journey Through Lent: When “I Must Try Harder” Gets in the Way of Love

by Matt Bays This is God’s season…Lent…Easter. It’s the time of year when some of...

September 2014

September 17, 2014

Michael Yankoski: Three Ways to Embrace The Sacred This Year

by Michael Yankoski Earth’s crammed with heaven And every common bush afire with God; But...

July 2014

July 31, 2014

Prayer Beads: Yes, It’s OK for Protestants

“Is it okay for Protestants to use prayer beads?” In the five years I’ve been...

March 2014

March 04, 2014

Practicing Silence for Lent

The isolated, inhospitable desert holds attraction as a place to find deep spiritual wisdom, as...

February 2014

February 11, 2014

Spiritual Practices to Eradicate Racism

By Michael W. Waters Author, Freestyle: Reflections on Faith, Family, Justice, and Pop Culture Metaphors...

June 2010

June 30, 2010

Fourth of July Spirituality

"In the dialectical movement of not "too much" and "not too" little, when it comes...