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Ecstatic sexual energy is celebrated as a pathway to transcendence in many religious traditions. Not usually, however, in Christianity!
read moreCompassion is fundamental to every faith tradition. It’s why we find a version of the Golden Rule so often
read moreWhat would light be without darkness as its opposite? How does one feel joy without also having known what sorrow is?
read more“If you want to have a life of prayer, then pray,” said Thomas Merton. Or in more modern adspeak, Just do it.
read moreTo offer a benediction is to bless. To give and to receive a blessing is a small sacred moment that we could all use more of in our lives.
read moreLucky the bride with a poet or composer in the family! Nothing makes a wedding ceremony more personal than words written just for the occasion.
read moreChristos Aneste! Christ is risen! The response is Alithos Aneste! He is risen indeed! Whether your interpretation of the resurrection is literal or metaphorical, Easter morning is always welcome.
read moreOne of the great contributions of progressive Christianity’s embrace of the quest for the historical Jesus is the renewed focus on the humanity of Jesus.
read morePalm Sunday is like a little glimpse of Easter, a bit of celebration after the somber tone of Lent.
read moreSharing an understanding of that which is beyond description calls us to constantly find new images, new metaphors, yet another word for the wordless.
read moreObservance of Ash Wednesday in progressive communities marks the beginning of a time of introspection and turning back to our connection with the Sacred.
read moreTo be out in nature, re-confirming our connection to that which we did not make, is a form of worship for many people.
read moreSo many metaphors for describing the experience that there is more to us than just our bodies and our minds…
read more“Up from the waters into life.” However you interpret the sacrament of baptism in your tradition, the ritual almost always involves water.
read moreIn the traditional story of the Transfiguration, three disciples go with Jesus to the top of a mountain where they see a vision. Moses and Elijah appear and talk with Jesus, who appears radiant.
read moreWe make a new beginning every morning, indeed in every moment, but there is something about the yearly start in January that captures the imagination.
read moreAs Henry Van Dyke wrote nearly a century ago, “There is a better thing than the observance of Christmas day, and that is, keeping Christmas…
read moreNo time during the year is more perilous for the progressive church musician than Advent and Christmas!
read moreThe story of the visit of the three wise men from the East has inspired countless retellings.
read moreCan it be Advent again, already? I’m not ready… But then, are we ever “ready” for Advent? Perhaps that’s the point: Advent is the time to get ready.
read moreGiving thanks, expressing gratitude … it’s a foundational part of a happy life.
read moreWe can be opposed to war in principle, and opposed to war in all its ugly specificities, and still express our gratitude and love for those who fight on our behalf.
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