Candomblé in Rio: A Journey into Brazil’s Indigenous Spirituality
A few years ago, I spent a few months teaching ESL in Rio de Janeiro, a city that brims with...
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Category: On Religion
The Redemption Of Lilith
“What did Jung see in magic?” It was about this time last year that the question haunted me....
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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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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.
Read MoreThe 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.