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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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Many Former Christians Continue to Embrace Jesus

Many former Christians continue to embrace Jesus, but they do NOT embrace... read more

"Is There Anything That You Like About Christianity?"

In The Way, I described my rocky relationship with organized religion. Sometimes,... read more

Why Isn't the Church More Important to More...

Do you find that Christian church services are formulaic, irrelevant and unengaging?... read more

What Is Interspirituality, and Why Is It Important?

There are common themes that recur in many religions, and they are... read more

The Shrinking Church and the Shrinking Clergy

Clergy face challenges in an era of division and secularization. Clergy burnout... read more

Did Consciousness Develop Recently?

Humans may have developed consciousness recently. The clash of cultures and thoughts... read more

Does Spirituality Demand Activism or Pacifism?

Oneness underlies our apparent separation. Do we act or speak to proselytize... read more

Is "The Way" Narrow or Exclusive or Unique?

What if other traditions contain some "Truth with a capital T?" What... read more

Exceptionalism Can Be Exceptionally Harmful

Do we harbor an innate sense of superiority? In recent weeks, I... read more

Are Humans and Other Animals Altruistic?

It seems reasonable to me that "unselfish" behavior in animals or humans... read more

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