Howard Thurman served as the spiritual godfather of the civil rights movement. What wisdom might he offer us today? Lerita Coleman Brown beckons everyday seekers and activists into a mentorship with Thurman and his mystical and liberating spirituality. Thurman's work enlivened an entire movement, and it may inspire us to authentic action today.
Once a week Adrian Dannhauser stands outside her church with a sign that reads "Ask me for a blessing." What is a blessing? Do you have to believe to receive one? Dannhauser offers glimpses into the tender, holy, and funny moments she has with people looking for a blessing and delves into the power that ancient ideas hold in a disenchanted world.
Curiosity slows us down, tunes us in for transformation, pushes past shame, activates awe, and rewrites with hope.
What if our most accessible resource for healing and transformation is ready and waiting to be harnessed? When everything feels gray and hopeless, curiosity emerges as an unexpected path back to color and ......
Embracing Authenticity and Finding Your Way to You
Pastor and speaker Michael Walrond contrasts the obscurity of Agabus--a minor prophet in the grand biblical narrative of Paul--with today's narcissistic culture, showing that instead of seeking "likes" and "followers," we can embrace an authentic life to find our way to ourselves and to God.
11 lectures in Dornach, September 8-19, 1924 (CW 318)Today we hear a great deal about holistic medicine--an approach to healing that integrates body, mind, and spirit. For Rudolf Steiner, healing is not possible unless it takes into account all the dimensions that make up a human being-both visible and invisible. Unless we begin to understand ......
Seeking Simplicity, Connection, and Repair in a Broken World
Explore the work of beloved writers from Sojourners magazine on spiritual thriving, living simply, and engaging with our communities. For five decades, Sojourners magazine has been deeply engaged with the world while calling its readers to a new kind of life and faith rooted in justice and peace. This legacy stands in stark contrast to our ......
Finding the Way of Jesus Where We Never Think to Look
"I loved this book for its wisdom, message, and welcome, its depth and its many charms, especially the clear and deeply human voice of the author, Pastor Kate." --ANNE LAMOTT In this stirring book of spiritual formation, a pastor asks: What if the abundant life lies in finding what's been lost, uncovering what is hidden, and learning to hope in ......
Following the way of Jesus should lead us into authentic and life-giving relationships. The Jesus Way calls us into community with others to form a new kind of family--a forged family. In an era when our relationships with our families of origin are more complicated than ever, pastor T. C. Moore shows us how following the way of Jesus can lead
In seasons of unsettledness, is the best way forward to quickly resolve the questions? In The Gift of Restlessness, spiritual director Casey Tygrett excavates the questions at the root of unsettledness: Where do I belong? What am I here for? Is there enough? Tygrett shows us that restlessness is normal, healthy, and even holy.
