The Lakota shaman Black Elk once said, "We don't have to heal the Earth; she can heal herself. All we have to do is stop making her sick." To this simple truth I would add that the Earth can heal us, too.
04256 – Stop Making Her Sick
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04202 – Lies, Lies, and More Lies!
This constant lying is not aimed at making the people believe a lie, but at ensuring that no one believes anything anymore. A people that can no longer distinguish between truth and lies cannot distinguish between right and wrong. And such a people, deprived of the...
04083 – Love and Acceptance
When we love a person, we accept him or her exactly as is: the lovely with the unlovely, the strong with the fearful, the true mixed in with the façade, and of course, the only way we can do it is by accepting ourselves that way.
04000 – It’s a Dangerous Thing…
It's a dangerous thing, though, to confuse the church with God. The church is not and never has been divine, even in the moments where it has been a channel for healing and hope and change. But while I stand by those words, the truth is that I have never been able to...
03974 – Really Want the Truth?
Most people don't really want the truth. They just want constant reassurance that whatever they believe in is the truth.
03868 – Progressive Christianity & World Religions
Unlike conservative Christianity, progressive Christianity openly acknowledges that God works through other major world religions and that Christians can benefit by learning the truths and insights they offer. from Kissing Fish
03831 – Jesus Returns Every Time…
Jesus returns every time we forgive ourselves and others, love unconditionally, extend mercy, offer compassion, act with loving-kindness, feed the hungry, protect the oppressed, heal the sick, visit the prisoner, speak truth to power, make peace, seek reconciliation,...
03381 – Thanks Be to God!
For the wonders that astound us, for the truths that still confound us, most of all, that love has found us, thanks be to God.
03342 – We’re 100% Human
Nobody is born Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Catholic, Protestant, Buddhist, Atheist, Republican, Democrat. People are born human and are conditioned by narratives and ideologies of race, religion, culture, politics, nationality, and society. This is not necessarily a...
03185 – Guideline for Ascertaining Spiritual Truth
This is how you ascertain the truth of spiritual experience: it propels you back toward the world and other people, and not simply more deeply within yourself. from My Bright Abyss