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Larry Jordan spent 25 years in investment banking, assisting companies, governments, and non-profit agencies in issuing over $10 billion of municipal bonds for capital projects and cash flows. In 2011, Larry quit his job and sold his house to spend his life in service. He drove veterans to the VA clinic, prepared 1,000 tax returns for low-income families, and taught middle school in Africa. Larry traveled around the world, read over 1,000 books about spirituality, and had some powerful experiences, including baking in a sweat lodge, chanting to Shiva, and whirling with the dervishes. Larry is a follower of Jesus with a Zen practice. He wrote "The Way: Meaningful Spirituality for a Modern World," which was informed by the Eastern religions, the mystics, and quantum physicists. "The Way" received a 2024 Nautilus Book Award.

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Reflections on My Spiritual Reconstruction

My reconstruction was transformative. Recently, I had the opportunity to share at... read more

I Lost My Anger When I Stopped Taking...

We act with compassion when we depersonalize things. What I call my... read more

Anger is a Common, But Difficult, Aspect of...

Anger often accompanies faith deconstruction. Some people who think that "God is... read more

We Are All Atheists. We Are All Agnostics.

Because there is no irrefutable evidence for the existence or the nonexistence... read more

Atheist or Theist: Are There Only Two Choices?

Binary thinking is usually simplistic thinking. Most attributes are NOT binary; they... read more

Does Individualism Promote the Greater Good?

In The Way, I wrote that theology has teeth. Can a politics... read more

Is Our Spirituality Communal or Individual?

Here, I take swings at sacred cows. I suspect that more sacred... read more

How Could Christianity be Different?

Christians can no longer plead ignorance. And Christians' reluctance to listen will... read more

Is Christianity Doctrinal, Exclusive and Evangelical?

As a preface to my last article, I wrote that Christianity focuses... read more

Being Altogether Here, Present to Life

We try to balance our spiritual life and our spiritual practice. When... read more

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