Saints who would be called ‘transgender’ today
There are at least 34 documented stories of transgender saints’ lives from the early centuries of Christianity.
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Category: On Religion
Marigolds of Memory
This year, an impulse stirred within me—a barely audible yet insistent whisper. Ifound myself...
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Finding Out “Hell” Isn’t in the Bible
When people ask me if I believe in hell, I usually answer them, “I don’t have to.” The Bible isn’t clear on it, the early Church didn’t see it as essential, and I’m in the company of a history full of Christians who didn’t believe in hell.
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Never Truly Lost Or Found
Suffering is so deeply part of the DNA of Jewishness. It’s why our prayers are all in a minor key!- so says my former rabbi.
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Touching Thomas
I don’t know what I believe about this literal ending to the gospel’s story. But, with all that I am,
I believe what this telling is pointing toward.
The Braided Way
The Braided Way is a framework to see every faith tradition as a strand, braided into a larger whole of spiritual awareness. In the Braided Way, combining spiritual practice from various faiths allow us to explore sacred experience and wonder in forms that resonate with our personal spiritual needs and sacred intuitions. In today’s culture, many people shun religious dogma, but yearn for spiritual connection. The Braided Way allows the ceremonies and practices of multiple faiths to be available without the confinements of cultural dogma.