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A Prayer for Those Who Are Grieving for the Passengers on Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
On July 17, Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down by a surface-to-air missile fired from eastern Ukraine. All 298 passengers and crew were killed, including 193 from the Netherlands and 28 from …
Pop Songs as Postmodern Angels
Not a lot of my liberal friends believe in angels, but I do. I am, after all, a process theologian.
I think pop songs are angels. They fly through the air with their sonic wings, carrying their k…
When Fear Hurts
In Alan Gorden's new book, The Way Out: A Revolutionary, Scientifically Proven Approach to Healing Chronic Pain, he speaks of "catching your fears" as part of his therapy. Gordon demonstrates throug…
"S" is for Silence
“Silence is like a flame, you see?”
—Marcel Marceau
As a lover of words, I wonder why I am so drawn to the wordless worlds of music and dance and art. And then, there is mime, that p…
Heroes Who Practice "Mercy Medicine"
Here in the U.S., we hear a lot of complaints about medical care, especially for poor people. Even with the option of "Obamacare," many people are not well insured and are relying on emergency rooms…
You to You: Process Theology and Prayer
There are so many kinds of prayer and so many ways to pray. We can pray with words and without words. We can pray by reaching out into a vast mystery, the Deep Listening, saying "help" or "thanks" o…
Our World: An Interdependent Web
By Anna Zimmer in the KidSpirit Climate Change issue.
I was not raised in a family where religion played a big role.
I have always known that both my parents were Christians at one point in th…
New Line of Books for Seekers
HarperOne in San Francisco has launched HarperElixir aimed at the audience of seekers who make up the second largest and fastest growing spiritual category in the United States. As Antonia Blumberg …
Bathing with Trees
In Buddhism, trees have long been appreciated as spiritual teachers and companions. After all, Gautama Siddhartha was enlightened while sitting under a Bodhi tree. In Thailand, forest monks perform …
Ankles and Wobbling
I remember with pleasure striding down the street as a young man filled with energy and nothing on my mind except reaching the place I was going to with speed and graceful movement. In New York City…