Sacrifice and Bliss
We are but temporary vessels for the eternal flow of life that courses through this ...
The First Storytellers
From the dawn of our human ancestry, we have felt a profound connection to the ...
Discovering Your Unique Contribution
We find ourselves on a profound journey of self-discovery and purposeful living. At the core is the question that beckons us: “What is our lever and place to stand?” This inquiry ...
The Message of the Myth
We are beings who have always sought to understand the great mysteries of existence through ...
Contemplation is not a New Movement
(A reflection on a marvelous conversation between Cynthia Bourgeault and Fr. Thomas Keating | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hyBnmVgiLQ) For generations, we believed that contemplative prayer and Christian meditation were new-age fads, foreign implants into ...
Backs Against The Wall: The Howard Thurman Story
(A reflection on the movie Backs Against The Wall: The Howard Thurman Story (2019) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVl_irB59lM) Our spiritual journey begins like that of Howard Thurman – as grandchildren of the enslaved, ...
Love
(A reflection on Chapter 5, Jesus and the Disinherited, by Howard Thurman) Our journey as spiritual beings seeking to embody the revolutionary love-ethic taught by Jesus has been one of profound ...
Fear
(A reflection on Chapter 2, Jesus and the Disinherited, by Howard Thurman) We find ourselves reflecting deeply on the pervasive fear that plagues our community – a fear that grips the ...
Engaged Contemplation in Our Contemporary Context
Our shared stories have stirred something deep within us. As we reflect on the pain, injustice, and trauma that has touched our lives in various ways, we feel a profound connection ...
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 ...