john a. powell discusses how bridging our differences can help us be less afraid of people we see as “other.”

Feeling burned out? It’s time to escape the grind. Here’s how Thoreau’s 19th-century experiment offers a cure for our busy modern world.

The Ecology of Spiritual Formation and Why the Future May Look More Like the Past Than We Imagine By: Rev. Cameron Trimble, CEO of Convergence Across nearly every congregation I ...

You weren't designed to emotionally process the entire world before lunch. A spiritual case for missing out, closing the app, and noticing your actual life.

A volunteer group from the Maine Conference of the United Church of Christ traveled to the mountains of North Carolina in March, ready to assist people

John Maxwell has been a great friend and mentor for over 40 years. I'm so grateful for his love, belief, and investment in me.

You Will Give a Gift Even Greater Than Your Attention

How you handle mistakes helps determine who you are as a leader.

Jesus is a teacher of contemplative spirituality... but is he necessary?

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"The Christian of the future will be a mystic" — but what will the mystic of the future be?

Brian McLaren reflects on the different understandings of power held by the early Jesus movement and the Roman Empire:  The historical reality of

It's the Only Real Alternative to Dualistic, Aggressive Forms of Religion and Belief

Meditation: Pathway to Divine Love In a world of increasing divisiveness and deception, it is becoming crucial that we rediscover our spiritual dimension and its energies, especially that of love. Med...

Do you know the universal spiritual secret contained in all religions? A hint: It can be found within.

Richard Rohr explores the nature of evil—and our collective complicity in it.  After all our religion, higher education, reformations, and

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