How astonished we are to discover how much of life is actually not under our control! We carefully maintain an illusion of control because it gives us comfort and security.

More music and more composers and lyricists! ... Progressive Christian worship music is out there -- but it does take a little searching. Singing together has its own rewards, and church is one of the few remaining venues where we do it regularly. So it’s worth the effort to find music that your particular congregation will find meaningful.

Solitude is becoming ever more precious in our overly-wired world. Lent is the perfect opportunity to give yourself the gift of time alone.

Progressive Christians are constantly challenged to claim the title of Christian -- in the sense of being a follower of Jesus’ teachings -- while letting go of most of the dogma that has been developed over the centuries by the human institution that is church.

“Less is more.” A carefully crafted poem leaves so much to the reader’s imagination, which makes it the perfect vehicle for spiritual insights.

We are all connected, not only across nations and cultures and religions, but across time. Even as we head into the future, we carry with us our ties to the past.

There is more than one kind of intelligence. The learning that we pursue with our intellect is one kind, but the wisdom we come to understand through our hearts is another.

How many people do you suppose have had their eyes and hearts opened to progressive Christianity because of John Shelby Spong?

We search and strive and struggle all our lives, and in the end it always comes back to love. Boundless love.

You are the new day.” One last fond look back to the year just finishing, and we turn and set our gaze forward to the new day, the new year.

Every birth is a miracle, and none more so than the birth of Jesus, celebrated at the time of the winter solstice.

The season of Christmas holds a myriad of emotions, and that makes it fertile ground for the poet.

Worship music doesn’t have to be a 200-year-old hymn, although that can work if it has meaning and resonance for a particular congregation.

Christmas rituals have evolved over the centuries, interacting with local cultures and stories to produce distinctive traditions in different parts of the world.

Sharing progressive liturgies is a great way to confirm that we’re not alone in our non-dogmatic interpretations of Jesus’ teachings.

Thanksgiving is an American holiday, but giving thanks is a practice for everyone, around the world, at all times.

Most of us have let go of the God-metaphor from our childhoods -- the old man with a beard who lives in the sky (aka “the Sistine Chapel God”).

Wholeness is the journey toward integration of body, mind and soul… our own unique balance between all the aspects of being human.

These church holidays are celebrations of gratitude, the continuity of life and a reminder of our place in the cycle.

Ancient wisdom from all traditions teaches that the key to aging gracefully is facing and accepting our own mortality.

Reflection, and the course corrections we make as a result, allows space for the Spirit to show up in our lives.

“The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. I

The Earth needs our help, and what better place to tell that story than in our worship liturgies?

“Our table is open to everyone because Jesus’ table fellowship was open to everyone.”

Autumn… harvest… Indian summer… waiting for the rains… So many images of this time of year

Where would we be without metaphors in our spiritual conversations?

To be on a spiritual journey is to be constantly evolving our “mental models” about how the world works.

All wisdom traditions understand the need for letting go.  And all wisdom traditions understand how difficult it is to do..

If you want to understand how we could live in a world where every religion speaks of peace and yet every nation is eventually involved in war, look no farther than what we teach our children.

Here are a few simple spiritual practices to help you deepen your unity consciousness: