By Allison de Laveaga — Play. For kids it comes easily. But for adults it’s not something we do that often. When was the last time you played a game,…
By Jenneth Graser — Everything we think, has power! Our thoughts create possibilities in our minds and then we act out of those thoughts. Everything we believe is either true…
by Christine Sine A couple of days ago I met with a friend who used to work at a well known megachurch. He left the church because of his discomfort…
by Christine Sine Monday we celebrate Martin Luther King Day. As I was thinking about it this morning and meditating on the love of God and the love stones on…
By Lilly Lewin This is a much longer post than I usually write. I talked last week about my practice of silence at the Abbey of Gethsemani. Here’s an article…
Today poet Mary Oliver died. It was her poem Snow Geese in her book Why I Wake Early that first captured my attention. It begins with the beautiful lines: O to love what is lovely…
Lynne Baab’s book Nurturing Hope: Christian Pastoral Care in the Twenty-First Century, is one of the richest resources on pastoral care that I have ever read. The depth and breadth of her…