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Exploring a Spiritual Life
The Quaker Thomas Kelly reminds us that life is meant to be lived from what he calls a "divine Center." Anyone who wants to can live in this way, but it is hard in today's world. We get distracted by the clutter and noise around us and within us. Spiritual practices are ways to help us reconnect with this divine Center. Here you will find stories of regular people exploring what it means to live spiritually in the midst of daily life.
The Church on Facebook: Why we need virtual community
The popularity of social media sites seems to testify to the fact that many people miss... a place to know others and be known, a place to weep with those who weep and laugh with those who laugh, a place to bear one another's burdens and share one another's joys... (read more)
Spiritual Home Improvement
As I work to rebuild my spiritual home, I take comfort in knowing that these kinds of involuntary spiritual home improvement projects are nothing new. This is something God’s people have had to do periodically throughout the Scriptures—both as individuals and as communities of faith... (read more)Not Alone: God is the Strength in which I Trust
Trust was not the space I have been in. I’ve felt I needed answers (and soon!) about the questions I was facing. I fell into feeling it was all up to me to figure it out. Now God is whispering to me about trust. And I want to say back, I hear you. The trust thing. (read more)Hopeful Spiritual Practices for Uncertain Times
Last night my normally energetic husband, Paul, flopped down on the couch with a drink in his hand. It was only 9pm, but clearly he was down for the count. “What’s wrong?” I asked, “Are you feeling depleted?” Paul sighed and replied wryly, “I feel like I’ve been on a really long vacation and the whole thing sucked.” A week ago his company had announced there would be layoffs...(read more)Where is God?
Fellow Southern writer – and one of my idols – Flannery O’Connor got it right when she said, “The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it.”...(read more)What Do the Hands of Jesus Look Like?
My experience of meeting Jesus was in the hands of people who lovingly listened, prayed for, made food for, took me canoeing, and gave my family tangible help... (read more)Spiritual Practices on Interstate 89
Exit 11 off of I-89 is where my new spiritual practice begins. Driving home from work, I have begun to use the exit ramp in my town as a prompt to turn off the radio and pray. I think about my family, wondering how I will find them, and ask God to help me be of some use. (read more)
Intimate Connections
It seems to me that a “spiritual practice” is any dreaming, doing or being into which we have dared to read the sacred (the operative word being “dared”).)