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The Gospel of Thomas
A complete "starter kit" on this remarkable text considered to be the earliest of Jesus' wisdom teachings.
Transformation Ritual
There’s power to writing by hand. The physical action reaches deep into yourself. It takes time, leaves you identifiable, and it’s personal and intimate. As Yale psychologist Paul Bloom said in …
Words of 2020
The deluge of events, the velocity of change, and the upheaval of our lives are mirrored in the language we use. Words, as a result, have both cultural and spiritual significance.
The Pandemic as Portal
I often return in moments of questioning to a quote from Arundhati Roy: "Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing." Roy is an Indian novelist, …
Threshold Ritual
I recently had the honor to lead a surprise "Prayerful Birthday Celebration" for a dear friend of mine who turned 60. I worked with her husband and children to craft a meaningful service with music …
The Mystery of Awe
Jordan Rosenfeld in a nymag.com article reports on the explorations into the social and emotional functions of awe by psychologists. Jonathan Haidt and Dacher Keltner published a study of this form …
The Importance of Hope in a Time of Climate Change
Is hope the antidote to the largest and most dangerous spiritual emergency of our times? Kate Davies, a climate change activist and writer, surveys the scene in this thought-provoking article in Tik…
The Ecology of Our Minds
By Nimai Agarwal for KidSpirit’s Climate Change: Tending Our Planet issue.
When I was eight years old, my parents used to take me to the National Mall in Washington, D.C. We would go every week…
Something Inside
How does a person know when something inside of them is changing?
Things do change. Storms turn into sun, snow melts into spring. People change. Perhaps a new talent or hobby is rising out o…
Sitting Too Much Is the New Smoking
We have read that sitting is the new smoking and when we sit all day hunched over our computers, we are doing irreparable damage to our precious bodies. In this article by Caroline Dowd-Higgins, she…