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Meister Eckhart, in the 13th century broadened the meaning and responsibility for this work when he said:

We are all meant to be mothers of God...for God is always needing to be born.

The Mothering Spirit | May 11, 2025 | Rev. Dr. Kathryn Benton

church is becoming less of a possessor of knowledge (commodity) and more a communal hub.

Justin Wise • The Social Church: A Theology of Digital Communication

Prayer is, then, the natural response of people who know their place in the universe. It is not designed to be a psychological comfort zone though surely comfort it must. And lastly, it is an act of community and an act of awareness.

Joan Chittister • The Rule of Benedict: A Spirituality for the 21st Century (Spiritual Legacy Series)

Arenius

In the sun-scorched sands of the fifth century Egyptian desert, lived a man named Arenius. Determined to carve a path towards a holy life, he abandoned the bustling streets of Alexandria, its markets filled with trinkets and treasures, for the stark and solemn embrace of the desert. He traded the comfort of silken sheets for a rough straw ma

An Ocean of Light: Contemplation, Transformation, and Liberation

Martin Laird

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We who live in community make the sacred journey every day from “I” to “we.”

Arthur Green • Well of Living Insight: Comments on the Siddur

To speak of loving God and loving neighbor does not require theological precision; it does not ask for a particular location of worship (Gerizim, Jerusalem, Mecca, the Ganges, or Ssogoréate . . .); it does not speak to a particular book (the Torah, the Samaritan Pentateuch, the Christian Bible, the Qur’an, or the Book of Mormon . . .). Loving God a

Amy-Jill Levine • Short Stories by Jesus: The Enigmatic Parables of a Controversial Rabbi

What if the opposite of loneliness is finding ourselves together? What if friends aren’t threats or competitors but gifts?

James K. A. Smith • On the Road with Saint Augustine: A Real-World Spirituality for Restless Hearts

Leadership is not about power. Leadership is not about authority and it’s definitely not about control, but that is what it has become in the church. The Church has become an opaque world of NDA’s where the left hand doesn’t know what the right is doing. Leadership is about sacrifice.