Issues that all small groups will have to deal with, no matter the noble purpose for which they ostensibly came together: Some people will develop intimate personal relationships with
Why are spiritual traditions such a mess when it comes to sex? Because all major world religions developed in the 5,000 years or so of peak patriarchy? Because institutions are
A Buddhist practitioner friend asked me a few months back what I thought the difference was between compassion as it is taught in Buddhism and love in Christianity. “There’s not
I consider it part of my spiritual practice to give away 10% of my income every year. This is a standard tithing amount, though I don’t give it all to
Things that spiritual teachers have told me were true or insinuated were true that I believed at some time but now feel fairly confident are false (besides some of the
I’m not someone who believes in theories of everything. I don’t think there is one ultimate truth or master narrative that explains all of reality or how we should respond
Why I practice Christianity Love is a more compelling ideal to me than awareness. Having a deeper experience of love and being better at loving myself and others was my