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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16 Aug 11
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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
16 May 11
In speaking engagements around the country I hear stories of those recovering from the wounds or abuse of fundamentalist Christianity. In his new book The Sword of the Lord: The Roots of Fundamentalism in an American Family, Andrew Himes offers a path to healing and transforming those experiences. In the telling of our stories a [...]
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Posted in Active Being, Fully Human, Fully Alive, Making Sense, Finding Purpose, Spirited Conversations, Trusting Your Voice
Tagged American Fundamentalism, Andrew Himes, Civil Rights, Civil Rights Movement, Civil War, John R. Rice, Love, Love in Christianity, Personal Transformation, religion and culture, Religion and Spirituality, Robert V. Taylor, The Sword of the Lord, The Sword of the Lord: The Roots of Fundamentalism in an American Family, Wake Up For Life!
Tagged American Fundamentalism, Andrew Himes, Civil Rights, Civil Rights Movement, Civil War, John R. Rice, Love, Love in Christianity, Personal Transformation, religion and culture, Religion and Spirituality, Robert V. Taylor, The Sword of the Lord, The Sword of the Lord: The Roots of Fundamentalism in an American Family, Wake Up For Life!
5 May 11
President Obama has missed an opportunity at Ground Zero. Beyond the pathos of his visit is an invitation beyond the cheap closure he talks about. Is it possible that Ground Zero invites transformation from fear into freedom for compassion; transformation into a new common humanity? ABC News correctly identifies the “flurry of emotions” around the [...]
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Posted in Everyday Goodness & Kindness, Fully Human, Fully Alive, Making Sense, Finding Purpose, Oneness with Self & Creation, Polishing the World, Showing Up for Life
Tagged ABC News, Bin Laden and Ground Zero, Compassion and Goodness, Freedom from Fear, Generous Hospitality, George Washington, Ground Zero May 5 2011, Hope and Compassion, Los Angeles Times, Oneness of humanity, Oneness with others, President Obama at Ground Zero, Righteous Anger, September 11 2001, St. Paul's Chapel NYC, Transformative Leadership
Tagged ABC News, Bin Laden and Ground Zero, Compassion and Goodness, Freedom from Fear, Generous Hospitality, George Washington, Ground Zero May 5 2011, Hope and Compassion, Los Angeles Times, Oneness of humanity, Oneness with others, President Obama at Ground Zero, Righteous Anger, September 11 2001, St. Paul's Chapel NYC, Transformative Leadership
18 Apr 11
To be free of a narrow consciousness is the invitation of Passover. I’m not Jewish but the rituals and journey of Passover restore my balance and also disrupt my spiritual positioning system. It’s about freedom from those things that constrain us being human.
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Posted in Active Being, Everyday Goodness & Kindness, Making Sense, Finding Purpose, Polishing the World, Showing Up for Life
Tagged Civil Rights Movement, Exodus from Egypt, Freedom for, Freedom From, Human Trafficking, Medicare reform, Mitzrayim, Oneness, Oneness with others, Passover, Polishing the World, Progressive Spiriutality, Repairing the World, Robert V. Taylor, Spirituality for Daily Living, Spirituality in America, Tikkun Olam, Wake Up For Life!
Tagged Civil Rights Movement, Exodus from Egypt, Freedom for, Freedom From, Human Trafficking, Medicare reform, Mitzrayim, Oneness, Oneness with others, Passover, Polishing the World, Progressive Spiriutality, Repairing the World, Robert V. Taylor, Spirituality for Daily Living, Spirituality in America, Tikkun Olam, Wake Up For Life!
12 Apr 11
Our journey is a dance between freedom and what encloses us. When we are active participants on our spiritual journey we assume responsibility for being willing to be transformed and free to grow into our magnificence. Paul offers tools for this journey in the fifth chapter of his letter to the Galatians. How will [...]
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Posted in Fully Human, Fully Alive, Making Sense, Finding Purpose, Showing Up for Life, Spirited Conversations, Trusting Your Voice
Tagged Breaking out of Enclosures, Darkwood Brew, Detachment, Discovering Your Voice, Enclosures, freedom, Galatians, Generous Compassion, Personal Transformation, Robert V. Taylor, Spiritual Journey, Spiritual practices, Spirituality in America, Transformation, Wake Up For Life!
Tagged Breaking out of Enclosures, Darkwood Brew, Detachment, Discovering Your Voice, Enclosures, freedom, Galatians, Generous Compassion, Personal Transformation, Robert V. Taylor, Spiritual Journey, Spiritual practices, Spirituality in America, Transformation, Wake Up For Life!
25 Mar 11
“Are you a Pimp or Ho?” It is an arresting question. But you instantly get the message. It is the question of the movie Ghetto Physics: Will the Real Pimps and Ho’s Please Stand Up! It is an invitation to a paradigm shift about the lenses we experience life through. Up front the movie declares [...]
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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 Cornel West, E. Raymond Brown, Ghetto Physics, Ghetto Physics: Will the Real Pimps and Ho's Please Stand Up!, I Have a Dream, Ishmael Tetteh, Martin Luther King, Personal Transformation, Pimps and Ho's, Power Dynamics, Power Plays, Robert V. Taylor, Spirituality in America, Transformation, What the Bleep Do You Know?, Will Arntz
Tagged Cornel West, E. Raymond Brown, Ghetto Physics, Ghetto Physics: Will the Real Pimps and Ho's Please Stand Up!, I Have a Dream, Ishmael Tetteh, Martin Luther King, Personal Transformation, Pimps and Ho's, Power Dynamics, Power Plays, Robert V. Taylor, Spirituality in America, Transformation, What the Bleep Do You Know?, Will Arntz
16 Mar 11
The earthquake, tsunami, human devastation and nuclear crisis in Japan are God answering prayer. Really? This bizarre interpretation is being circulated on YouTube by Pamela who says “I am so overjoyed” that God answers prayers directly. Is this pure craziness? It is the antithesis of compassion and spirituality. I find this this view to be [...]
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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, Spirited Conversations
Tagged Christianity Today, CNN, Compassion, Compassion and Spirituality, Compassion for Others, Fox News, Japanese Earthquake, Japanese Tsunami, Jerry Falwell, John Hagee, Love, Love and Compassion, Pat Robertson, Relief workers, Robert V. Taylor, Steven Keillor, Tamar Boehm, tamtampamela, Wake Up For Life!, Your voice of compassion, YouTube
Tagged Christianity Today, CNN, Compassion, Compassion and Spirituality, Compassion for Others, Fox News, Japanese Earthquake, Japanese Tsunami, Jerry Falwell, John Hagee, Love, Love and Compassion, Pat Robertson, Relief workers, Robert V. Taylor, Steven Keillor, Tamar Boehm, tamtampamela, Wake Up For Life!, Your voice of compassion, YouTube
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