The picture, speaking of itself
The picture, speaking of itself, not shaping something else we know; imagines mystery makes it glow beyond all earthly sight can show. Immersed within this mystic scheme, we fathom hidden depths and...
View ArticleA Spectral Revelation
A Creator God revealed in a multitude of ways A Divine Presence sensed, it often does amaze God as the reason and the essence of all there is No human-defined gender as in the referent “his” God’s...
View ArticleCommunion in a Time of Dread
One truck delivers us our wine and bread Another swerves and leaves our children dead One driver sings a hymn of love and life Another chants a call to holy strife One phone is used to set a bomb...
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Mindful Christianity
Just now, mindfulness – defined in secular terms, studied scientifically, and practiced ubiquitously – has come fully into the cultural mainstream. Now is the time to rediscover it in the mainstream...
View ArticleBirdlike and Barnless, Meditations, Prayers, and Songs for Progressive...
Ready for a humble, hard-working Christian religion that is progressive, pro-justice, and pro-peace? Ready for faith that takes the Bible seriously because it doesn’t take it literally? Ready for a...
View ArticleHitchhiking to Alaska: The Way of Soulful Service
How can spiritual practice (whether or not it is formally religious) help me to help others better? How can I “hang in there” in service, when the going gets tough? How can I grow in faith through...
View ArticleThe Nicene Creed: Ancient Words in the Light of Modern Faith
The Nicene Creed was both a religious and a political tool, a humanly constructed statement of belief that gave order and meaning to the world of its time. The question this book raises is whether it...
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Re-Claiming the Bible for a Non-Religious World
For two hundred years, scholars have been analyzing one of the most important books ever written—the Bible—and overturning much of what we once thought we knew. Everyday Christians, however, are not...
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The Once and Future Scriptures: Exploring the Role of the Bible in the...
Can we learn to take the Bible seriously without taking it literally, to be honest about its historical, literary and religious character? Can the Bible serve as a source of faith, hope, and wisdom?...
View ArticleCommunities of Hope
On November 9, 2016, the United States concluded a blisteringly polarized, vicious political campaign cycle. The results — especially the surprise upset of Hillary Clinton by Donald J. Trump in the...
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Poems of Mourning and Healing Memory
Poems of Mourning and Healing Memory is a book that tells of the author’s coming to terms with the death of his parents. The book begins with the author’s father—and the author himself— dealing with...
View ArticleUndaunted Grace
The earth turns, seasons turn, and we turn homeward, seeking a place we’ve never been. Can anything keep us away from God? Trouble? Hard times? Hatred? Hunger? Homelessness? Bullying threats? For...
View ArticleMARKINGSMASS – A Liturgy for Peace, Justice and Reconciliation
Click here to learn more about “Markingsmass: A Liturgy for Peace, Justice and Reconciliation” Our work of peace must begin with the private world of each one of us. To build for man a world without...
View ArticleI BELIEVE IN THE GOD WHOM JESUS KNEW ©
I believe in the God whom Jesus knew. I love the God to whom Jesus prayed. I follow, but erringly, the God For whom John’s Gospel says He spoke and acted (John 14:10),x By whom and for whom he lived...
View ArticleWays to Practice Thanks-giving
Spiritual Practice Feature by Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat The Christian writer G. K. Chesterton had the right idea when he said we need to get in the habit of “taking things with gratitude and not...
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Candlelight & Blessings: Symbols and Rituals for Death and Grieving
Death is inevitable, mysterious, and often confusing. At the deathbed, patients and those gathered seek meaning, and many long for a sense of the Spiritual. Yet chaplains and spiritual caregivers...
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The Soul of Christmas
“If you enter the spirit of Christmas, the child could be born in you. You have a chance to rise above the unconsciousness that is widespread in the world today.” With his trademark blend of...
View Article“Wake, Awake for Night Is Flying”—New Verses for Advent Hymn
The words and music of this famous German hymn were created by Lutheran Pastor Philip Nicolai at a sad time in his ministry. During the winter of 1597-8, over 1300 people died of the plague in the...
View ArticleI Wonder as I Wander (Appalachia)
1. I wonder as I wander out under the sky, How Jesus our Rabbi did teach that we try To love one another, no you and no I… I wonder as I wander out under the sky. 2. When Mary birthed Jesus there in...
View ArticleCultivating Wonder
In this hectic season help us to remember, even the simplest actions count. Let us pause and take a breath to feel the miracle of air filling and emptying within, as though God is breathing into us....
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