Larry Jordan

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.

Do you wonder why people leave church? Just ask them. Do NOT rely on the assumptions that those who are still in church make about those who have left church.

Readers teach me a lot about the challenges of religious deconstruction. Religious deconstruction involves reexamining beliefs and practices.

Spiritual inquiry requires open-heartedness and open-mindedness. Many seekers appreciate appreciate different interpretations and tolerate varying worldviews. Nobody knows the answers to the big questions.

Cities change. Churches change. How will we accommodate change, while retaining what is worthy in our cultures and traditions?

Do we actually know Ultimate Reality or do we we only know ABOUT it? A mystical experience can cause many people to live their lives differently.

Should we be concerned that society is becoming more secular? Give me lovers, rather than believers, any day.