Does God vomit at the thought of gay and lesbian people? That’s the graphic image that O’Neal Dozier, pastor of Worldwide Christian Center in Pompano Beach Florida, uses. It’s radically different from the one that many of us know of a God of inclusion and love. Not vomiting but smiling on us – all of [...]
Browsing the archives for the Making Sense, Finding Purpose category
26 Jan 12
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Posted in Active Being, Everyday Goodness & Kindness, Fully Human, Fully Alive, Love with Abandonment, Making Sense, Finding Purpose, Oneness with Self & Creation, Polishing the World, Spirited Conversations
Tagged Arc of Inclusion, Buddhist Wisdom, Christian Wisdom, Compassionate Oneness, Inclusion of all people, Inter-Connectedness, Jewish Wisdom, LGBT, LGBT Youth, Mother Jones, O'Neal Dozier, Oneness, Pew Research, Rick Santorum's Florida Chair, Spirituality, Spirituality in America
Tagged Arc of Inclusion, Buddhist Wisdom, Christian Wisdom, Compassionate Oneness, Inclusion of all people, Inter-Connectedness, Jewish Wisdom, LGBT, LGBT Youth, Mother Jones, O'Neal Dozier, Oneness, Pew Research, Rick Santorum's Florida Chair, Spirituality, Spirituality in America
14 Jan 12
The “politics of envy” in the United States is political fodder masking a truth that Dr. Martin Luther King pointed to almost 50 years ago. He said his entire work pointed to one goal – the creation of a “beloved community” of Americans. His prescient words invite a new conversation about who we are. The [...]
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Posted in Active Being, Fully Human, Fully Alive, Making Sense, Finding Purpose, Oneness with Self & Creation, Polishing the World, Showing Up for Life, Spirited Conversations
Tagged Beloved Community, Civil Rights, Civil Rights Movement, Econmic Inequality, Gallup Research, Great Recession, I Have a Dream, Martin Luther King, MLK Holiday, Occupy Movement, Oneness, Oneness of humanity, Pew Research, Politics of Envy, Poor People's Movement, Robert V. Taylor, Well being of all, Well-Being
Tagged Beloved Community, Civil Rights, Civil Rights Movement, Econmic Inequality, Gallup Research, Great Recession, I Have a Dream, Martin Luther King, MLK Holiday, Occupy Movement, Oneness, Oneness of humanity, Pew Research, Politics of Envy, Poor People's Movement, Robert V. Taylor, Well being of all, Well-Being
26 Sep 11
How dangerous is His Holiness the Dalai Lama? The South African government in denying him a visa to attend Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s 80th birthday celebrations appears to believe he is a danger to freedom loving people. His life, like that of Tutu’s, points to a very different message of the inter-connectedness of all things and [...]
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Posted in Everyday Goodness & Kindness, Making Sense, Finding Purpose, Oneness with Self & Creation, Polishing the World, Spirited Conversations
Tagged Archbishop Desmond Tutu, China and the Dalai Lama, China pressures South Africa, Compassion, Dalai Lama, Dalai Lama Visa to South Africa, Desmond M. Tutu, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Oneness of humanity, Robert V. Taylor, The Times of India, The Times of London, Tutu 80th Birthday, Ubuntu, Zapiro
Tagged Archbishop Desmond Tutu, China and the Dalai Lama, China pressures South Africa, Compassion, Dalai Lama, Dalai Lama Visa to South Africa, Desmond M. Tutu, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Oneness of humanity, Robert V. Taylor, The Times of India, The Times of London, Tutu 80th Birthday, Ubuntu, Zapiro
25 Sep 11
The Compassion Wars are here and they’re ugly. The loud cheering about health insurance and booing of gay soldiers is chilling. This is not the generous hearted spirit of America at its best. Where is the compassion that leads to hearts cracked open to discovering our common humanity and oneness with one another? Self-compassion is [...]
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Posted in Active Being, Connecting with Your Imagination, Everyday Goodness & Kindness, Making Sense, Finding Purpose, Oneness with Self & Creation, Polishing the World, Showing Up for Life, Spirited Conversations, Trusting Your Voice
Tagged Booing gay soldier, Charter for Compassion, CNN GOP Presidential Debate, Compassion, Compassionate Oneness, Don't Ask Don't Tell, FOX Presidential Debate, Google Presidential Debate, Oneness, Oneness of humanity, Ron Paul, Stephen Hill, Tea Party Presidential Debate
Tagged Booing gay soldier, Charter for Compassion, CNN GOP Presidential Debate, Compassion, Compassionate Oneness, Don't Ask Don't Tell, FOX Presidential Debate, Google Presidential Debate, Oneness, Oneness of humanity, Ron Paul, Stephen Hill, Tea Party Presidential Debate
10 Sep 11
I was unprepared for what I would see as I headed to spend a few days on the site of Ground Zero in November 2011. Visiting the site again this week I am apprehensive about its impact. I wonder if a violent rupture is making way for transformed hearts about how we engage with the [...]
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Posted in Active Being, Everyday Goodness & Kindness, Making Sense, Finding Purpose, Polishing the World, Showing Up for Life, Spirited Conversations
Tagged 9/11, 9/11 Firefighters, Anniversary of 9/11/2001, Chanukah, Ground Zero, Holy Sparks, Oneness of humanity, Robert V. Taylor, September 11 2001, St. Paul's Chapel NYC, Tikkun Olam, Transformative service, World Trade Center New York
Tagged 9/11, 9/11 Firefighters, Anniversary of 9/11/2001, Chanukah, Ground Zero, Holy Sparks, Oneness of humanity, Robert V. Taylor, September 11 2001, St. Paul's Chapel NYC, Tikkun Olam, Transformative service, World Trade Center New York
7 Sep 11
What memories of September 11, 2001 do you have? Was there some transformative power at work that continues to reveal itself in you today?
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Posted in Active Being, Fully Human, Fully Alive, Making Sense, Finding Purpose, Polishing the World, Showing Up for Life, Spirited Conversations
Tagged American founding principles, Anniversary of 9/11/2001, Attacks in name of Allah, Christian Science Monitor, Christian's and 9/11, George Bush Crusade, Interfaith responses to 9/11, Keith Doubt Wittenberg College, Muslim's and 9/11, Robert V. Taylor, Rosh Hashanah and 9/11, Scapegoating, September 11 2001, September 11 2011, Sikh's and 9/11, The New York Times, Transforming 9/11, World Trade Center attacks
Tagged American founding principles, Anniversary of 9/11/2001, Attacks in name of Allah, Christian Science Monitor, Christian's and 9/11, George Bush Crusade, Interfaith responses to 9/11, Keith Doubt Wittenberg College, Muslim's and 9/11, Robert V. Taylor, Rosh Hashanah and 9/11, Scapegoating, September 11 2001, September 11 2011, Sikh's and 9/11, The New York Times, Transforming 9/11, World Trade Center attacks
22 Aug 11
If ever we need mountains of despair to be hewn into stones of hope this is the moment. The unveiling of the Martin Luther King Jr. monument on the National Mall in Washington DC is a gift to the nation. King’s unabashed hope in our capacity to transcend differences and work for justice that celebrates [...]
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Posted in Active Being, Everyday Goodness & Kindness, Fully Human, Fully Alive, Making Sense, Finding Purpose, Oneness with Self & Creation, Polishing the World, Showing Up for Life
Tagged Desmond Tutu, I Have a Dream speech, Japanese Cherry Trees, King Memorial in Washington DC, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, Mountains of despair, National Mall, Stones of Hope, Ubuntu, Wikipedia
Tagged Desmond Tutu, I Have a Dream speech, Japanese Cherry Trees, King Memorial in Washington DC, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, Mountains of despair, National Mall, Stones of Hope, Ubuntu, Wikipedia
16 Aug 11
Who would have imagined that a Mormon candidate for the Presidency of the United States would be mainstreaming cafeteria spirituality? John Huntsman, the former Governor of Utah, is doing just that and giving voice to the nuanced and rich spiritual practices of tens of millions of Americans.
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Posted in Fully Human, Fully Alive, Making Sense, Finding Purpose, Spirited Conversations, Trusting Your Voice
Tagged Balanced Spirituality, Boston Globe, Cafeteria Spirituality, Faith and Reason, Jon Huntsman, Monolithic Mormonism, Mormons in America, Republican Presidential Candidates, Spiritual not Religious, Time Magazine, USA Today
Tagged Balanced Spirituality, Boston Globe, Cafeteria Spirituality, Faith and Reason, Jon Huntsman, Monolithic Mormonism, Mormons in America, Republican Presidential Candidates, Spiritual not Religious, Time Magazine, USA Today
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