Julie’s Jar: Embodying Transformation
Sheila Spencer is the Interim President of Disciples Home Missions (DHM). She grew up in our local region and taught elementary school in the Los Angeles School District before discerning
Continue readingSheila Spencer is the Interim President of Disciples Home Missions (DHM). She grew up in our local region and taught elementary school in the Los Angeles School District before discerning
Continue readingHow does a group of singers have a carol sing safely during a pandemic involving a respiratory illness? The picture says it all: on a softball field in safely distanced
Continue readingI think it was the existential psychologist Rollo May who noticed that when competitive divers stand on a diving board in competition, they always pause before stepping or jumping off
Continue readingRecently, I took a seven-week course on Racial Resilience. The course marries the Compassion Practice (which I teach) with learning about Critical Race Theory (CRT). With all the hoopla about
Continue readingThis story made me think. It comes through the Center for Action and Contemplation: An excerpt from a conversation between St. Silouan (1866–1938), a monk and Orthodox Staretz (elder), and
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