On November 4th, I pulled over to the shoulder of a quiet road and wrote about reclaiming the things I had surrendered over a decade of political division: my hats, my Bible, my flag, and my voice. The response was immediate and intense. So many of you expressed a shared exhaustion—and a shared hunger for
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Poet, philosopher, hospice patient, angel I first met Evelyn Jane Warner in 2010 when I lived in Santa Fe, NM. I had contacted a local hospice to inquire about volunteer opportunities. Rose, the volunteer coordinator, asked if I would consider visiting Evelyn once a week. She was living with her daughter and son-in-law. Hospice and
Let’s Not Waste It. For the past 24 hours, I couldn’t bring myself to watch the news. I was simply too nervous about what Election Day might bring. This morning, I finally turned on the radio. I am writing this while sitting on the shoulder of a road, listening to the news and trying to
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I was raised Roman Catholic in the 1960s and often heard something like this: “We need to baptize the baby soon because if the baby dies before baptism, original sin will prevent its soul from entering heaven.” While truly bad theology, the Roman church has softened on this issue over the years. In this article
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I sat looking out my back window this morning, taking in a view that feels like a quiet slice of heaven—a beautiful yard, a warm house, and a peaceful life. Yet, only a few miles away, at so many of our busiest intersections, people stand on corners holding cardboard signs. Down the side streets and
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Maybe you remember the words to this little song: “Jesus loves me this I know, because the Bible tells me so.” Did you get a warm and fuzzy feelling when you heard it as a kid? I certainly did. But as I matured my understanding of who Jesus was in my life becamse more and
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Yesterday at church, someone reached out to me in genuine curiosity. As a Quaker visiting their congregation, I had been warmly introduced. Afterward, a woman came up to ask me questions about my faith and perspective. Instead of meeting her curiosity with grace, I reacted with defensiveness and anger. I spent the night reflecting on
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In the Synoptic Gospels (Matthew 19, Mark 10, and Luke 18), Jesus makes a startling statement that has challenged believers for two millennia: “It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.” Whenever we read this, the immediate
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Lately, much is being written by scholars, historians and spiritual seekers about ways to elevate the idea of the Divine Feminine and move it from the realm of the strictly esoteric to mainstream theological exploration and study. The discovery in 1945 of a treasure-trove of Gnostic gospels in the town of Nag Hammadi in Upper
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A Reflection on Faith, Truth, and Division. I completely understand the anger, exhaustion, and deep hurt so many of us are carrying right now. Watching the deepening political division in our country is heartbreaking. But as we navigate these heavy emotions, we have to speak truth with clarity and conscience: what is happening under the
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