Living the Teachings Forward
As we walk the spiritual path, we carry with us the boundless wisdom of the great mystics, saints, and sages who have gone before us. Their teachings are like a brilliant ...
Life with Alternative Orthodoxy
We have found ourselves on a profound journey of re-examining the very foundations of our faith and spiritual understanding. For so long, we had accepted the conventional teachings and narratives passed ...
Jesus
(A reflection on Chapter 1, Jesus and the Disinherited, by Howard Thurman) As we reflect deeply on the teachings of Jesus, we are struck by how powerfully relevant and liberating his ...
Deception
(A reflection on Chapter 3, Jesus and the Disinherited, by Howard Thurman) As we reflect deeply on the dynamics of power, oppression, and the ways of the disinherited throughout human history, ...
Hatred
(A reflection on Chapter 4, Jesus and the Disinherited, by Howard Thurman) We come face to face with hatred, a festering wound in the soul, born from the absence of connection ...
Perennial Tradition
We find ourselves drawn to the idea of the “perennial tradition” – the constant themes and truths that seem to recur across all the world’s great spiritual and wisdom traditions when ...
The Wisdom of Tradition
Our spiritual journeys have taken many winding paths, traversing through diverse traditions – the conservative Protestant roots some of us emerged from, the Southern Baptist upbringings that shaped others, the Roman ...
Scripture, Tradition, and Experience
We are storytelling creatures, shaped by the narratives that surround us from birth. The myths, tales, and wisdom texts we absorb form the sacred scriptures of our lives, infusing our experiences ...
Inner Life 7
We are beings of infinite worth and value – this is the profound truth that lies at the heart of our faith and civilization. It is a truth that we too ...
Inner Life 6
We stand in awe at the profound realization that the sense of right and wrong is woven into the very fabric of our being as human creatures. It is not merely ...
Inner Life 5
We are beings who long for affirmation and approval at the deepest levels. From the earliest days of our lives, we instinctively seek the nod of those around us – first ...
Inner Life 4
Our lives often feel disconnected, fragmented between the outer world of activity and the inner world of our souls. We find ourselves going through the outward motions and actions that circumstances ...
Inner Life 3
Our lives are part of an inherently dynamic universe, pulsing with an underlying energy and vitality that surrounds and sustains us. To live fully into this dynamism, we must identify purposes ...
Inner Life 2
Within each of us, there is an inward sea – a vast, unfathomable depth of being that contains the essence of who we truly are. In the midst of this inner ...
Inner Life 1
As we walk through this world, there is an undeniable sense that something deeper stirs within us. We are more than just the superficial reactions, thoughts and speech that make up ...
