
One congregations expression of an evolving Christian faith.

Why is there such enduring interest in existentialism, and what do these thinkers still have to tell us?

An exhaustive and humourous inventory of everything that's wrong with Protestantism. Enjoy.

Joseph Campbell with a tour of the chakras and much more.

Me, Jesus and a whole lotta holy oil. A non-Christian's exploration of the transformative potentials at the heart of Christian teachings.

A look at the latest offering from the great metal documentary filmmaker Sam Dunn.

Anglican bishop and scholar N.T. Wright via the podcast Homebrewed Christianity.

An interpretation of the spiritual meaning of the Apostles Creed

Can anyone who claims to be intelligent also be religious today? What might be a process-based view of reality offer to religion and science in our contemporary world?

This brief bit of dialogue from HBO's drama Big Love showcases the mythic/membership stage beliefs of its main characters.

Today we get to know Nabu, ancient Assyrian and Babylonian god of writing and wisdom.

Rodney Decroo is a singer/songwriter whose Mt. Rushmore would feature Bob Dylan, poet Philip Levine, and Mark Twain - specifically the novel Huckleberry Finn.

A short personal reflective piece I wrote last week on the value of the practicing the Sabbath.

Rabbi Eric Yoffie with an excellent piece on the problems (and solutions) of typical interfaith dialogue.

Me, Jesus and a whole lotta holy oil. A non-Christian's exploration of the transformative potentials at the heart of Christian teachings.
Why would someone become a student of a spiritual teacher? What does the teacher-student relationship have to offer someone on the spiritual path? Spiritual teacher Andrew Cohen interviews 25 spiritual leaders about their relationship with their teachers, offering a unique window into this old and at times controversial tradition. The audios of these interviews is available for free on-line.
Why meditate? What can it add to your life? Bergen shares a journal two years in the making of his annual commitment to meditate for 24 hours -- in a row. No incense and candles here; just the backbreaking effort born of conviction that one-pointedness cuts the fog like nothing else.
Barbara Ehrenreich's book Brightsided analyzes America's obsession with success and positivity. This coincides with the Enneagram personality system's type Three: the Achiever. So what happens when one type's values dominate a culture?
Atheist and evolutionary biologist, Richard Dawkins, may be helping usher in the next age of spiritual and religious mysticism. Now that's ironic.
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