Larry Jordan

Do you think that Jesus would take money from the poor? I don’t.

The government has to be an essential partner in helping the needy, including the poor, veterans and other deserving people. That’s OK.

The Buddhist precepts help us to determine right and wrong. Some of my Christian friends wonder how non-Christians can live moral lives without accepting the Christian commandments. 

Recently, a friend invited me to attend a meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as the Quakers. 

The more that I write, the more that I listen and reflect and talk, and the more that I develop my voice.

Sometimes, we judge others by their actions, but we judge ourselves by our intentions. For me, the more that I know about someone else’s intentions, the more that I understand their actions.

I appeared on the (A)Theist podcast with Erin Sucher-O'Grady and Kelley Weber.

We develop insight when we deconstruct, since we know how we used to think and how we now think. We can either use that insight to fan the flames or to fight the fire. I want to be a firefighter.

We can learn a lot by subjecting our beliefs to thought experiments. In The Way, thought experiments are some of the most challenging and interesting parts of the book.

I appeared on the Latter-day Faith podcast with Terri Petersen.

Nothing intrinsically exists apart from everything else. This is a concept that appears in both Eastern mysticism and quantum physics. 

We are essentially interconnected and apparently separate, too. This is a real-life paradox, “both/and,” not “either/or.”

Spiritual reading opened my mind, and spiritual practice opened my heart. Then, serving others transformed who I am and how I live. 

I appeared on The Storied Human podcast with Lynne Thompson.

I talk to a lot of people who are experiencing some existential exhaustion. They worry about how they will live and how they will die. They worry about climate change and nuclear wars.

I appeared on the True Story Live podcast with Jason and Jennifer Cripps.

Mindfulness and spiritual practice help us to realize our connectedness to everyone and everything.  

Creativity and spirituality have a lot in common. My wife, Jill, an artist, recently spoke at a Unitarian Universalist church on "Creativity and Spirituality."

I am impressed by the compassion and wisdom of other traditions. Different beliefs and practices can be insightful and enriching.