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The Ten Most Read Articles of 2022: Interspirituality for the Modern Day Seeker

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December 09, 2022

Faith: Beyond Reason

“Faith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason to believe.” M....

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November 07, 2022

Introducing the Monk of All Faiths

Last year, I published a small book titled Monk of All Faiths. I based the...

October 2022

October 24, 2022

The Paths of Oneness and Goodness Are Not the Same: They Exist Side by Side

Devotees on the two primary spiritual paths of experience, the paths of Oneness and Goodness,...

October 14, 2022

Can Spanking Tell Us Whether God is Internal or External?

Aldous Huxley was best known for his dystopian novel Brave New World. Readers may remember...

September 2022

September 26, 2022

What If We Viewed Christianity Like Buddhism?

“Buddhism is not a religion. It’s more like a philosophy,” is a refrain I often...

September 23, 2022

The Religion of Certainty vs The Religion of Mystery

In this article, I’ll consider the difference between the religion of certainty and the religion...

September 12, 2022

Why Call Religions and Spiritual Paths Wisdom Traditions?

If you are a frequent reader of this blog, you will have noticed that I...

August 2022

August 15, 2022

Observation: Pluralists Appear to Have Tolerance for All Religious Traditions… Except Their Own

Why is that? I have an educated guess. First, some background. I consider myself a...

August 08, 2022

An Episcopalian Priest: Half My Congregation Practices Buddhist Meditation

About five years ago, I met an Episcopalian priest for coffee. I was a newly...

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June 27, 2022

Be Informed by Your Faith or Spiritual Tradition, Lead with Your Humanity

Mr. Rogers and the Dalai Lama are great examples of faith leaders who’ve led with...

May 2022

May 16, 2022

Cultivating Rage Probably Goes Against the Teachings of Your Tradition

The us vs. them paradigm is spreading and rage is being cultivated across the board…...

May 23, 2018

Can Religions Change Yet Maintain Their Core Identity?

In a world where the only constant is change, few religions seem to have a...

May 14, 2018

The Experiences of Faith and Spirituality

Whether you are religious or spiritual but not religious, personal experiences provide the most direct...

May 10, 2018

Spirituality and the Intellectual Struggle

Many spiritual and religious movements discourage intellectual pursuits, but the struggle seems to be an...

April 2018

April 19, 2018

The Spiritual Paths of Oneness and Goodness

If experience is at the heart of every religion, then the paths of Oneness and...

April 12, 2018

Countering the Undercurrent of Acrimony

When an undercurrent of acrimony is pulling us in the wrong direction, we may want...

April 05, 2018

The Golden Rule Dilemma

On this #GoldenRuleDay, we must look beyond the rule itself and wonder what it asks...

February 2018

February 26, 2018

A Simple Tweak to Interfaith Dialogue

When you discuss your beliefs and values with people who differ from you, here is...

February 20, 2018

Direct Perception of Spirit

All of the world’s spiritual traditions have devised methods for direct perception of Spirit. Nothing...

February 11, 2018

Personal Image of God

The feeble human mind can never completely define God, and yet, it is important to...

February 02, 2018

Quotes About Goodness

Quotes from all of the major faiths of the world about the importance of watering...

January 2018

January 24, 2018

Meeting Hate with Love

Love is not weakness. It is the essence of true religion, true spirituality, true faith,...

January 22, 2018

Spiritual Love

This column explores several definitions of love and suggests ways to increase the individual capacity...

January 18, 2018

God is More Than That!

Can the human mind know the entirety of what we call God? Is God the...

January 14, 2018

Relevant MLK Quotes

Martin Luther King Jr. quotes on nonviolence, science, brotherhood, competition, communication, selflessness, injustice, great nations,...

January 09, 2018

The Paradox of Morality

Morality is a part of all social structures, both ancient and modern, but the paradox...

January 06, 2018

The Parable of the Soup

Whether your label your path as spiritual or religious this short parable does a surprisingly...

January 04, 2018

Religion is Like Music… Or is it Like a Cow?

Is religion a force for good in the world or does it have mostly detrimental...

December 2017

December 23, 2017

My Complicated Relationship with Jesus

How having ‘the same birthday as Jesus’ has informed my life and influenced my relationship...

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