Look at the clothes you are wearing right now….Would you believe that 80-90% of what you are wearing was made in inhumane, unsustainable conditions? Well, the sad fact is, this …
Over the season of Lent this blog and the MSA blog focused on the broad theme of reconciliation. Lent is now well and truly over but our need for reconciliation …
The word “mandala” is from the classical Indian language of Sanskrit. Loosely translated to mean “circle,” a mandala is far more than a simple shape. For both Hindus and Buddhists …
In Bread for the Journey: A Daybook of Wisdom and Faith, Henri Nouwen says: Discipline in the spiritual life is the concentrated effort to create the space and time where God can …
Did we create God as an evolutionary adaptation? In recent years scientists specializing in the mind have begun to unravel religion’s “DNA.” They have produced robust theories, backed by empirical evidence …
Tom and I are heading off on one of our quarterly retreats this morning – taking the ferry across to Whidbey Island and then driving up through Coupeville and across …
Over the last few day I have spent time meditating on my images of Jesus and trying to reconcile these with the paintings, sculptures and icons I have seen. I …
This morning I took some photos of my candle and its reflection in the window. I noticed that if the camera focused on the candle the reflection dimmed. If …
Sunday was my birthday and I decided that it was time to rearrange the sacred space in which I sit each morning to reflect, meditate and study the scriptures. The …
You can probably tell that Barbara Brown Taylor’s book Learning to Walk in the Dark, has really impacted me. I continue to think about what she says and this morning was struck …
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