How do you express the yearning, the desire, the connection with that which can ultimately not be named or claimed?
Flannery O’Connor and the Human Shadow
In Flannery O'Connor's writing, characters' encounters with their Shadows often serve as catalysts for spiritual revelation and epiphany.
In Flannery O’Connor’s writing, characters’ encounters with their Shadows often serve as catalysts for spiritual revelation and epiphany.
The Simple Prescription for a Good Life: Be Generous
Be generous with your time, money, love, and affirmations.
Be generous with your time, money, love, and affirmations.
Our Religion Problem
You may or may not consider Tarot card sales, the growth of Yoga studios, or an increase in conferences related to dreams as your kind of religion, but clearly, many US Americans do.
You may or may not consider Tarot card sales, the growth of Yoga studios, or an increase in conferences related to dreams as your kind of religion, but clearly, many US Americans do.
Our Insatiable Appetite for Certainty
As one who has valued my agency in life, I'm learning to live with ambiguity.
As one who has valued my agency in life, I’m learning to live with ambiguity.
Is it the End of the World?
The metaphor of apocalypse powerfully speaks to present-day societal anxieties.
The metaphor of apocalypse powerfully speaks to present-day societal anxieties.
The Earth Has a Soul
Nature is my first religion.
Nature is my first religion.
Why Do Bad Things Happen?
If religion is supposed to be about peace, love, and understanding, why does it yield war, hatred, and confusion?
If religion is supposed to be about peace, love, and understanding, why does it yield war, hatred, and confusion?
Our Terrible Love of War
Is there within our essence a core tribalism that will never be satisfied without conquest?
Is there within our essence a core tribalism that will never be satisfied without conquest?
The Soul of Money
Money is our god. It is what we worship.
Money is our god. It is what we worship.
Compassion as an Act of Spiritual Growth
Compassionate caring for another human, animal, or vegetable is one of the many ways people express their spirituality.
Compassionate caring for another human, animal, or vegetable is one of the many ways people express their spirituality.
It’s About Time: A New Year Begins
Rosh Hashanah is the universe's birthday.
Rosh Hashanah is the universe’s birthday.
Weird Wisdom for the Second Half of Life
The second half can be the best half.
The second half can be the best half.
The Mystery of Hope and Resilience
For the longest time, I have been struggling with being a Christian.
For the longest time, I have been struggling with being a Christian.
The Soul and Artificial Intelligence: Can a Computer Have a Soul?
I decided to engage the ChatGPT bot on the subject.
I decided to engage the ChatGPT bot on the subject.
Wrestling With Christ: A Confession
I'm repulsed by the church, scholars, and especially contemporary media portrayals of him.
I’m repulsed by the church, scholars, and especially contemporary media portrayals of him.