Olga Khazan's March 7 story in the Atlantic, "Why So Many Americans Are Turning to Buddhism," discusses the significant upsurge in a secularized "Buffet Buddhism" among… read more

Rich Lewis is a spiritual director as well as a teacher and practitioner of Centering Prayer. On his blog, Silence Teaches Us Who We Are, he writes, "When I center I feel like I… read more

My favorite prayer these days is “Wow!” Sometimes I actually utter the word, but mostly I realize that I’ve prayed a wow-prayer in retrospect. Something has… read more

Border Crossing is a series of stories and essays from people who are serving in ministry at the US-Mexico line. We hope these reflections help church people discuss… read more

Have you ever woken up thinking of a random person randomly? What if those experiences aren’t bizarre but divine? I woke up early last week thinking about an uncle —… read more

Crazy ideas change the world. The Bible contains story after story that began with ideas that likely seemed far-fetched. Fight the giant warrior with just a sling? Leave the… read more