A River Without Banks is a Puddle
Sometimes we need rules. Rules can act as a safety net and a guide. Sometimes we need to work not out of desire to do...
In Need of Flexibility
We are all in need of flexibility. A dogmatic rigidness while good at certain times, certainly needs treated with caution. Love is flexible. There is...
Why Easter Matters
The Easter story can generate great meaning in our lives as we come to see God’s providence in the simple yet profound journey of birth,...
What We Forget
What we often forget about others is that God has their journey too. That lessens our imagined burden and at the same time right sizes...
Brothers and Sisters
There is a great power in following the idea that we are all part of the “family of man.” The idea of kinship is powerful...
Many Roads Home
There is more than one path per se. God gives to everyone possibilities that can work for them. And likewise, God takes the ideas we...
More than Literalism
It is easy to approach the Bible through a literal lens, a lens that holds everything in it as literally true. That approach rapidly fails...
Your Job is Sacred
When we think of spirituality, probably the last thing that comes to mind is our jobs. But New Church theology makes the astounding claim that...
When Can We Trust Our Gut?
When can we trust our gut? We can trust our gut when we have humbly put both feet in both worlds, both the spiritual and...
“My Legs Were Praying”
Much of the spiritual journey is the search integrity, weaving together our inmost heart with our most outward actions. Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heshel phrased that...
A Short Primer on Anxiety
Paradoxically, anxiety while frequently a destructive emotion also can point to what we value the most. How can we hold anxiety in new way, finding...
