Here in the Pacific Northwest where stunning, relatively well-preserved rivers, mountains and sweeping open spaces command our attention and a bit of reverence, it’s popular to be “spiritual but not religious”. These aren’t just words. For example, Oregon has the second lowest church attendance in the nation. In my experience, people’s announcement of being spiritual-but-not-religious [...]
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Spiritual But Not Religious? Tell Me More.
December 13th, 2009 · 5 Comments · energy, global warming and climate change
Tags: atheist·church·Glacier Natinal Park·Missoula·spirituality·United Church of Christ
Triptych Of Grace
October 6th, 2008 · No Comments · health & well being, lifestyle, nature, politics
In the past month I’ve been writing energetically (raving?) about the economic crisis and the presidential race. They matter a lot to me. But I think it’s our deep inner lives, the lives of our souls, that guide us into wisdom, joy and what I term the diamond-cut life.
A few weeks ago I was at [...]
Tags: culture·economics·haiku·happiness·nature·outdoors·photo courtesy of stewf·religion·soul·spirituality
The Dalai Lama And Nicholas Kristof
August 7th, 2008 · No Comments · politics
I suggest that the best thing you could read today would be Nicholas Kristof’s piece in the New York Times on the Dalai Lama and China. All that I will do is explain why I’m suggesting that.
To go five miles up into the big picture, we human beings as a species are in our spiritual [...]
Tags: Dalai Lama·Nicholas Kristof·religion·spirituality·technology
Getting Consumed By Sustainability
May 29th, 2008 · 2 Comments · sustainability, work
How do we sustain ourselves as we work on sustainability? There is so much work to do, how do we keep from being just another group of American workaholics, set apart only by a bigger vision and slightly different consumption patterns?
It’s 3:49 a.m. as I’m writing (I have insomnia). My upcoming day, my recent days, [...]
Tags: 97215·blogging·commuting·culture·grace·insomnia·life·lover·renewal·spirituality
Confession: I Love Church
February 3rd, 2008 · 5 Comments · spirituality & religion, sustainability
Most of us have a closeted part of ourselves, a part we don’t readily reveal. For some, it is sexual orientation, or political beliefs. But for me, it is the fact that I love church and love to worship God there, with others.
Why am I shy about this, when I am not known for shyness in general? There’s more than one reason, but just one I can tackle before I
Tags: Anne Lamott·church·church attendance·culture·environment·God·hymns·Jesus·life·Methodist·Oregon·religion·spirituality·worship
