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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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Are We Simply Stirred into the Cosmic Soup?

Eventually, I will fall asleep for the last time. It's OK if... read more

What Happens When We Die?

Many people are concerned about existential questions. Maybe the metacrisis and the... read more

Guest Column: A Moment of Clarity by Kevin...

There is Oneness beyond the apparent separation of good or bad, right... read more

One Person Listened. One Life was Saved.

Meaningful spiritual practice is embodied. A Zen teacher told me that the... read more

Pay Attention. Look for the Helpers. Be a...

There is NOT necessarily anything woo-woo about transcendence. Recently, I read about... read more

How Do We Recover Our Sense of Transcendence?

Do we create our gods, or do our gods create us? In... read more

Church Leaders Seem To Be Sleeping Through A...

Is it a good or bad thing if the church fails as... read more

Our Politics Shapes Our Spirituality

Has church become the last stronghold of political conservatism? If so, why... read more

Do You Know 100 People Who Were Transformed...

I can think of many instances when the church divided people. I... read more

What Does Spirituality Look Like Without God?

There are many ways to feel connected to something larger than ourselves.... read more

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