In his latest book, Learning to Speaking God from Scratch, best-selling author and religion writer Jonathan Merritt, discusses a chronic pain condition that left him “blurred” and “helpless like Job” (Merritt 96). In a recent post, Merritt adds that he sought out mindfulness meditation and yoga in order …
As a now-progressive Baptist, I have a love-hate relationship with the Bible. Growing up, I took scripture to be infallible—THE word of God, no questions asked. I memorized textual order and proudly it at Sunday vespers. I lived for Bible drills and highlighted my leather-bound …
“The only trouble is that in the spiritual life, there are no tricks and no shortcuts.” “We do not want to be beginners. But let us be convinced of the fact that we will never be anything else but beginners.” –Thomas Merton In July, Fred …
Friends, I’m honored to have written a guest post today for the Rev. Elizabeth Hagan’s blog. Elizabeth is a dear friend, fellow writer, and classmate from Duke Divinity School. You all may remember her popular post from earlier this summer on “Interfaith Conversion.” Elizabeth …
What is Sabbath? Depending upon our contexts, we all have different ways of defining Sabbath. For some, it is a day of rest, for others, a day of worship, ritual, and study. For others still, it is a day of strict unplugging–of stripping away all …
On Friday, our dear friend and Hindu devotee Gaurangi-priya dasi posted a compelling article on the Harmonist, a Gaudiya Vaishnav online magazine published by the Sri Caitanya Sangha under the inspiration of Swami Tripurari. Gaurangi, whose hot water heater broke last week, was propelled into …