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LATEST ARTICLES ( 193 )

• Educating the Struggling

  It has long been known that American students, on average, tend to perform worse on international tests of achievement than students in other developed... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY, SPIRITUALITY

• Christianity and the Holocaust

  “We must sometimes meditate on the events of the history of our time and try to penetrate their terrible significance. . . [Someone] who has meditated on the... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY, SPIRITUALITY

• My Sacred Journey

  Life consists of stories. By this, I don’t mean that we all read stories or watch stories or hear stories, but rather that we live stories. Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY, SPIRITUALITY

• The Next Christians

  One of the great popular myths about religion seems to be that there is much more uniformity in thought and practice than actually is the case. Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY, SPIRITUALITY

• Why I Believe

  Ever since college, I have been on a mission to understand, as best as I can, what ultimately is true. It seems to me that this quest is the beginning point... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• Quotation #7: The Poor in Spirit

  “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of God.” (Matthew 5:3)Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount is arguably the most countercultural set of teaching... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY, SPIRITUALITY

• Quotation #6: The Ministry of Presence

  “More and more, the desire grows in me simply to walk around, greet people, enter their homes, sit on their doorsteps, play ball, throw water, and be known as... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY, SPIRITUALITY

• Quotation #5: To Give Yourself

  

  “It is more noble to give yourself completely to one individual than to labor diligently for the salvation of the masses.” (Dag Hammarskjold)One of the most... Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY, SPIRITUALITY

• Quotation #4: In Giving We Receive

  “Grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled, as to console; to be understood, as to understand; to be loved, as to love. For it is in giving that we... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY, SPIRITUALITY

• Quotation #3: Faith, Hope, and Love

  “Life is not a problem to be solved; it is an uncontrollable mystery into which we. . . enter in faith, hope, and love.” (Frederick Bauerschmidt)The older I get... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY, SPIRITUALITY

• 10 Personal “Holy” Books

  In an article published several years ago, University of California Psychology Professor Bob Emmons described five characteristics of “spiritual intelligence,”... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY, SPIRITUALITY

• Quotation #2: The Desire to Please

  “My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the road ahead of me. I cannot know for certain where it will end. Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY, SPIRITUALITY

• Quotation #1: Never Assume to Comprehend

  “Admire and adore the Author of the telescopic universe, love and esteem the work, do all in your power to lessen ill, and increase good, but never assume to... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY, SPIRITUALITY

• Christian Meditation

  One of the most important developments in Psychology in the past decade is the embrace of mindfulness meditation. Many carefully controlled studies have found... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2012 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY, SPIRITUALITY

• Mysticism (VI): How to Live and How to Die

  I end my recent series of posts on Frederick Bauerschmidt’s book “Why the Mystics Matter Now” by discussing what is maybe the most difficult teacher we face:... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2012 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY, SPIRITUALITY

• Mysticism (V): How to Be Unhappy

  “Life is difficult.” (M. Scott Peck)Most people can at least partly resonate with Peck’s characterization of the human experience. There is no doubt that life... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2012 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY, SPIRITUALITY

• Mysticism (IV): How to Love

  “Love in action is a harsh and dreadful thing compared with love in my dreams.” (Fyodor Doestoevsky)It seems that many people in our culture have difficulties... Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2012 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY, SPIRITUALITY

• Mysticism (III): How to Receive

  Detachment is a powerful psychological and spiritual process that is discussed in many modern day psychological treatments. Much of this comes from Buddhism’s... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2012 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY, SPIRITUALITY

• Mysticism (II): How to Live in a World with Many Gods

  “Purity of heart is to will one thing.” (Soren Kierkegaard)In my last post, I started a series of reflections (that I plan to continue) on mysticism, drawing... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2012 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY, SPIRITUALITY

• Mysticism (I): How to Live in a World Without God

  In the last few years, I’ve noticed that my interests have shifted somewhat from the purely intellectual to a greater focus on aesthetic pursuits. In my faith,... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2012 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY, SPIRITUALITY