The Way: Meaningful Spirituality for a Modern World
Serving Others Can Transform Us
Spiritual reading opened my mind, and spiritual practice opened my heart. Then, serving others transformed who I am and how I live.
The Storied Human podcast (12/24/2024)
I appeared on The Storied Human podcast with Lynne Thompson.
The Pendulum Swings: Historical Cycles and Interdependence
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.
True Story Live podcast (12/13/2024)
I appeared on the True Story Live podcast with Jason and Jennifer Cripps.
Zen, Connection, and Mindfulness: A Journey Beyond Doctrine
Mindfulness and spiritual practice help us to realize our connectedness to everyone and everything.
Creativity Meets Spirituality: Finding Flow in Everyday Life
Creativity and spirituality have a lot in common. My wife, Jill, an artist, recently spoke at a Unitarian Universalist church on "Creativity and Spirituality."
Compassion and Wisdom from Other Traditions
I am impressed by the compassion and wisdom of other traditions. Different beliefs and practices can be insightful and enriching.
Myths About Religious Deconstruction
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.
Challenges of Religious Deconstruction
Readers teach me a lot about the challenges of religious deconstruction. Religious deconstruction involves reexamining beliefs and practices.
Open-Hearted and Open-Minded Spirituality
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.
What Can We Learn from the Rise and Fall of Communities?
Cities change. Churches change. How will we accommodate change, while retaining what is worthy in our cultures and traditions?
Get Ready for Some Mystical Mumbo-Jumbo!!
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.
When Churches Close: The Consequences of a Declining Faith
Should we be concerned that society is becoming more secular? Give me lovers, rather than believers, any day.
"Turn Out the Light, So We Can See!"
Every year, we “unplug” for a month in the spring and a month in the fall. Our unplugged life is more essential, joyful, meaningful, and natural.
The Way of Life, Not Just the Way of Belief
The Way, common to many religions, is a way of life, grounded in the Golden Rule, not a way of belief.
The Dismantling Doctrine podcast (09/29/2024)
I appeared on The Dismantling Doctrine podcast with Clint Heacock.
Why Churches Should Focus on Values, Not Just Beliefs
Some people want churches to focus on values, not just beliefs.
The Spiritual Brewpub podcast (09/20/2024)
I appeared on The Spiritual Brewpub podcast with Michael Camp.
What if Seeking Truth Means Letting Go of Beliefs?
Our spiritual practice should focus on our interrelatedness.