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WEEKLY ARTICLE
- Lately, I have been watching progressive church services online, and a very strange thought has occurred to me. What if our desire to be “in the world,” to be relevant, with-it, wired, in the know, in the trenches, in constant contact (name your favorite metaphor) is draining us of truly contemplative moments of escape from the world and compromising the very idea of “sanctuary.”
WEEKLY QUESTION
Question By Elena
March 4, 2026
I grew up being told that Christianity was supposed to give us certainty. Clear answers. Clear doctrines. A clear picture of God. Now that I’m rethinking a lot of what I learned, I feel less certain than ever. Does Progressive Christianity offer anything solid to hold on to, or is it just questioning without any real foundation?
Dear Elena, Thanks for posting this question. It’s something a lot of us have gone through, and probably most of us still do from time to time. That place where what you learned as a kid just doesn’t line up...
LATEST ARTICLES
- Lately, I have been watching progressive church services online, and a very strange thought has occurred to me. What if our desire to be “in the world,” to be relevant, with-it, wired, in the know, in the trenches, in constant contact (name your favorite metaphor) is draining us of truly contemplative moments of escape from the world and compromising the very idea of “sanctuary.”
LATEST QUESTIONS
Question By Elena
March 4, 2026
I grew up being told that Christianity was supposed to give us certainty. Clear answers. Clear doctrines. A clear picture of God. Now that I’m rethinking a lot of what I learned, I feel less certain than ever. Does Progressive Christianity offer anything solid to hold on to, or is it just questioning without any real foundation?
Dear Elena, Thanks for posting this question. It’s something a lot of us have gone through, and probably most of us still do from time to time. That place where what you learned as a kid just doesn’t line up...
Question By A Reader
February 26, 2026
How do you recommend revitalizing worship?
Dear Reader, I have treated this topic in two books, The Coming of the Cosmic Christ and the last chapter of The Reinvention of Work. I have been involved in implementing the principles for the last thirty years. Indeed, renewing Liturgy was the...
Question By Jacob age 5, Jim Burklo's grandson
February 18, 2026
“What is God?”
Dear Jacob, On the playground at school, a girl saw another girl crying. She asked the sad girl what was wrong, and she told her that somebody said something that hurt her feelings. The girl listened to the crying girl...
Question By A Reader
February 11, 2026
In the 1960s there was the Black Civil Rights Movement. Why isn’t there a mass civil rights movement today against the Trump administration to reclaim our rights?
Dear Reader, As a member of the first generation of African Americans to benefit from the gains of the 1960s civil rights movement, this is a question I am asked often. A truly comprehensive answer would require an intergenerational conversation—one...
Question By Cecily
February 4, 2026
What spiritual practices do you turn to in times of distress?
Cecily, thanks so much for asking. I have an extensive set of spiritual practices that I carry out on a daily basis, and I’d like to describe these practices before turning to practices specific to tough times. When I wake...
Question By Robert
January 29, 2026
How can the human brain, a three-pound package of protein and nerves, possibly have the curiosity, the drive, and the intellect to contemplate the nature of the infinite Universe?
Dear Robert, That’s quite a question. I’ll begin by sharing that I’m a pastor, spiritual director, theologian, and poet – not a neuroscientist, brain surgeon, or psychiatrist. With that disclaimer, I could respond by reminding us there have been billions...
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