About the Author: Mike Morrell

Mike Morrell is the Communications Director for the Integral Theology think-tank Presence International, co-founder of The Buzz Seminar, and a founding organizer of the Wild Goose Festival. Mike curates contemplative and community experiences via Relational Yoga, the ManKind Project, (H) Opp and Authentic North Carolina, taking joy in holding space for the extraordinary transformation that can take place at the intersection of anticipation, imagination, and radical acceptance. Mike is also an avid writer, publishing consultant, author coach, futurist, and curator of the book-reviewing community at TheSpeakeasy.info. He lives with his wife and two daughters in North Carolina. You can read Mike’s ongoing exploration of Spirit, Culture, and Permaculture – and receive free exclusive updates at mikemorrell.org

  • Garden Table Apocalypse | Diana Butler-Bass

    By Published On: May 25, 2017

      Mike’s note: The following reflection from Diana Butler Bass – an excerpt from her book Grounded: Finding God in the World –

  • God is Alive, Magic is Afoot – Leonard Cohen

    By Published On: April 23, 2017

    This is one of my favorite poems celebrating the unexpected splendor of new life out of anticipated death. Happy Easter, all you resurrection artists.

  • The Play’s the Thing: An Arches -n- Bells Conversation with Dan Maurer!

    Mike Morrell Interviews Dan Maurer

    By Published On: March 31, 2017

    ​We got bells! We got arches! Well, really now . . . Arches ‘n Bells is a skit, play, dialogue, monologue, reader’s theater, and litany provider for churches and faith communities. Our writers focus on producing high-quality ​resources from a progressive, grace-centered angle. All the stuff is downloadable for you to print and use. Oh . . . and we’re about fun too. Anybody going to the site should be able to see that. What’s more is that these works are intergenerational—they work with kids, teens, adults, and various subsections of a faith community’s demographics.

  • Resistance, Resilience & Revival | Wisdom from the Margins this Lent

    By Published On: March 24, 2017

    As we seek to move beyond the tired binaries of Left and Right, let's find ourselves in the fusion coalition that invites us to reconsider our prejudices and find common cause with our neighbors as we move forward together in doing justice, loving mercy, and walking humbly with our God.

  • For White People Who Want the Racist Nightmare to End, We Must Reclaim Our Lives from Anti-Black Racism

    By Chris Crass

    By Published On: March 11, 2017

    In honor of Black History Month, I’ve asked a number of friends and colleagues to contribute guests posts sharing their wisdom about how to live in a world where so much is shifting, and so much stays exactly the same. I encourage you to let these words sink in. – Mike

  • Resistance, Resiliency & Revival

    By Published On: February 11, 2017

    It’s Black History month in the United States. Our new President has rolled out some truly terrifying Executive Orders his first dozen days in office. If you have a pulse you’re doubtless aware, so I won’t take up pixels enumerating them here – ’cause this post isn’t about him. These orders – with their policy and cultural ramifications – have led to some beautiful acts of resistance across the country and around the world.

  • What do you do when you’re feeling challenged?

    By Published On: December 9, 2016

    I've been facing alot of challenges this month - I don't know about you. The turmoil of election season - and its results - challenged me. Deeply. The surge in racially-motivated violence in the United States had me fear for the safety of many whom I love - including my own family. The book I collaborated on received a scathing review from an influential website of professed siblings in Spirit. Don't get me wrong: It's been a good month, too. Beautiful connections with family, friends, and loved ones. A great time at AAR/SBL in San Antonio - a gathering of over 10,000 religion and spirituality scholars who really care about the difference faith and scholarship makes in the world.