The time my psychiatrist sent me on retreat
He leaned back and sighed. “I think what you need is a spiritual experience.”
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Talking with my children about sex without shame
I wanted to give them better than what I had. It wasn't easy.
Biblical friendship in an age of loneliness
Facebook tells me I have 633 friends. Sirach tells me how few of those are faithful friends.
From Bethlehem to Jericho by foot
As we hiked the Abraham Path, I realized that every step was inescapably political.
On grief and not theologizing about it
My son’s death did not evoke in me an interest in the problem of suffering.
Growing a garden church from food scraps and compost
We turned an empty lot in L.A. into an edible sanctuary.