With A Little Help From My Friends: My Zen Lineage
On Facebook a friend just posted a meme. The game was to post four images of people who have profoundly shaped the writer’s spiritual life. One was supposed to simply post images. And I guess see
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What a Wonderful World—Murfin Home Confinement Music Festival
What a Wonderful Word-- Louis Armstrong with spoken intro. Note —Yesterday’s Music Festival blog entry, The City of New Orleans by Steve Goodman, was removedfrom my Facebook timeline and from several
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Creative Times
While theaters and clubs are shuttered, artists are finding new ways for us to be “alone together” as singer-songwriter Will Hoppey is calling his regular dining room “tour.” As my second career is ba
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British Pagans reflect and respond to COVID-19
Pagans in Britain weigh in how the are coping with COVID-19 impacts. Continue reading British Pagans reflect and respond to COVID-19 at The Wild Hunt.
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Topic five in Relgious Literacy 101: Definitions
Topic 5 in the course Religious Literacy 101 has just been made available and you can access it by clicking here. Leave a response about your thoughts about the definition of religious literacy by cli
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new Woodworking with Kids newsletter
During this time of crisis, and with kids out of school for the time being, I'm looking for ways to keep out students engaged, and also to help other woodworking teachers to do the same. So I'll be us
In Face of Pandemic, Detained Human Rights Defenders Must Be Immediately Released
As confirmed cases of COVID-19 increase in Honduras, the country’s judiciary must act now to end the illegal detention of Guapinol Water Defenders
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Spiritual Practices for “Sheltering in Place”: Inclining Your Heart & Mind toward Spaciousness
There are a lot of scary headlines out there. And even though we can’t control the state of the world, I would like to invite us to spend a little time reflecting on what we do have more influence ov
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Shared on March 26ths
Insomnia is boring. Why doesn't it put me to sleep? - "Actually" is the polite way of saying, "If you bothered to do some research...." - Thinking you can have art without politics while living under
Ida B. Wells—Anti-Lynching Lioness
Ida B. Wells, undaunted. The word to describe Ida B. Wells was fierce. The word more commonly used, formidable, is entirely inadequate for a life of defiance and strugglethat began in slavery during
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Communion and COVID-19: the remaining options
So, communion. I’d better start writing down these thoughts before the pandemic chips all the options away. I’d like to show there are options for regular, Maundy Thursday and Easter communion service
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WED, 4/1 ~ Grief Circle with Rev. Alice ~ 7:30pm
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 7:30-8:30PM ONLINE GRIEF CIRCLE with REV. ALICE “What we have once enjoyed deeply we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us.” —Helen Keller This facilitated g
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Keeping a Plague Diary
Ten or a hundred or a thousand years from now, someone is going to want to know what the effect of the pandemic and the response was on ordinary people. They’re going to want to hear from people who n
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The Long View
If we remain focused on the long view, the big picture, the grand goal, we risk missing what is right in front of us. The daily details of the immediate world matter. But if we never lift up our eyes
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National Emergency Library
The Internet Archive has opened up their collection of 1.4 million books with no waiting list during the COVID-19 crisis. They’re trying to support schools which are doing online learning, and trying
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Pagan Priestess responds to COVID-19 with a resource tool for those most at-risk
Pagan Priestess in the DC area responds to COVID-19 by offering a resource tool based on social networks to organize and help those most at-risk. Continue reading Pagan Priestess responds to COVID-19
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Baton Rouge church quickly opens childcare center for healthcare workers
Elaine McArdle In one weekend, the Unitarian Church of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, closed its building, shifted to online worship, and welcomed a childcare program for healthcare workers.