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October 2015

October 05, 2015

Sybil MacBeth: “I could tell you about Phyllis Tickle… but I won’t”

[Sybil MacBeth, creator of the amazing book and workshop series Praying in Color, wrote this...

December 2014

December 21, 2014

With The Zimzum of Love and his new Oprah Network TV show, Rob Bell broadens his focus but it’s all spiritual

As Rob and Kristen Bell’s book, "The Zimzum of Love: A New Way of Understanding...

November 2014

November 12, 2014

Sybil MacBeth’s The Season of the Nativity is a trove of ideas for fellow Advent extremists

I've always loved Christmas. Growing up in an atheist ex-Christian household, though, the religious aspects...

August 2014

August 13, 2014

The Giver brings the timely dystopian novel fully and compellingly to life on screen

What The Giver says, emphatically, is that emotions are part of our humanness, and that...

June 2014

June 25, 2014

From Dinner Church to Neighborhood Hub, Building Community Through Working Side by Side

Working side by side making a meal, breaking bread, eating and sharing conversation around the...

March 2014

March 26, 2014

Religious Freedom in America Isn’t Threatened — Not Even Close

This month's topic in the Patheos Public Square is: "Is Religious Freedom Threatened?" Please read...

March 21, 2014

Young Nun Singing on The Voice; Says “God Doesn’t Take Anything Away from Us” [VIDEO]

A cute young nun, Sister Cristina, auditions for the Italian version of The Voice, singing...

October 2013

October 29, 2013

Hurricane Sandy, the relative nature of suffering, and the fragility of urban community

A reflection, at the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy's landfall in New York, on experiencing...

October 07, 2013

Amanda Palmer nails what’s wrong with Sinead O’Conner’s comments on Miley Cyrus

Sinead O'Conner "open letter" to Miley Cyrus bothered me with its assertion that the world...

August 2013

August 05, 2013

Join Me at Wild Goose This Week! — spirituality, great music, social justice and amazing fellowship

I'll be presenting a session at Wild Goose near Asheville, North Carolina this Saturday on meditation for Christians....

May 2013

May 23, 2013

5 Ways to Get Outdoors More This Summer

You can add serenity to your life and connect more closely with God's creation by...

May 03, 2013

Exploring spiritual life and motherhood with Ginny Moyer’s great new book, Random MOMents of Grace

Being a new parent may be the greatest challenge to spiritual groundedness. In her new...

April 2013

April 25, 2013

Life with food — the moving spiritual memoir Recipe for Joy

A review of Robin Davis' spiritual memoir, Recipe for Joy: A Stepmom's Story of Finding...

March 2013

March 22, 2013

The not-so-Christian roots of hot cross buns — with a recipe

Food traditions establish sense memories, which are the strongest kind. Marking annual events with specific...

February 2013

February 23, 2013

Lincoln, a review — and a reflection on dead history and dull worship

Lincoln's core premise seems to be this: presentations of history should be slow and dull,...

February 21, 2013

Just give — my Lenten practice of giving to every beggar

About five years ago, I got the idea to fast from judging whether or not...

February 15, 2013

Slow of speech and tongue — reflections on being an introvert and the book Quiet

As an introvert, I am restored and recharged by time alone, and depleted, often in...

February 13, 2013

Valentine’s Day is not for me — Is it for anyone?

Valentine's Day is for those courting, maybe. It's probably not for people already in relationships....

February 12, 2013

Mardi Gras, pancakes and a new tradition

I consider turning a one-time thing into a new Mardi Gras tradition...

January 2013

January 18, 2013

Can John Galliano — in recovery and contrite — be forgiven?

Is there life for high fashion's ultimate bad boy John Galliano after his anti-Semitic remarks...

January 16, 2013

Britain’s Leading Evangelical Steve Chalke Endorses Same-sex Unions and More [VIDEO]

Britain's most prominent evangelical, Steve Chalke, has publicly thrown himself and his entire megachurch organization...

January 08, 2013

My first 100 posts

My Patheos blog is only five months old, so a "Best of 2012" would be...

January 01, 2013

Do Not Start Fresh for the New Year

There is a New Year's lie that, just like hanging a fresh calendar on the...

December 2012

December 25, 2012

Claudio Monteverdi’s Christe Redemptor

My favorite recording of my favorite piece of music: Claudio Monteverdi's Christe Redemptor.

December 24, 2012

Merry Christmas, Baby — from Christina Aguilera and me [VIDEO]

Here's an early Christmas gift for you: the best voice in popular music, Christina Aguilera,...

December 23, 2012

Happy Festivus! Now about that Airing of Grievances…

Festivus, celebrated on December 23, is the ultimate postmodern holiday. It's ironic not only in...

December 19, 2012

6 Tips for Making It Through Christmas Family Gatherings

If you are heading into an uncomfortable family situation this week, here are 6 simple...

December 18, 2012

The difference between Santa, God, Spiderman and the Spanish Inquisition

This Venn diagram explains the difference between Santa, God, Spiderman and the Spanish Inquisition. :-)

December 17, 2012

Home for The Holidays When A Parent Is An Alcoholic or Addict

Are you going home or having family over for Christmas with trepidation because it means...

December 16, 2012

Gaudete Sunday after the Sandy Hook school shooting

How do we celebrate Gaudete Sunday, which means Rejoice Sunday, after the Sandy Hook shooting?...