Change takes place, but not according to plan or as the result of intentional intervention

Problems and obstacles offer a chance for reflection that otherwise would be precluded by the swift routine of life. Continue reading

We need a new way to be religious, a really new way….

A number of years ago Marianne Williamson asked me to write a chapter on the future of religion for a book she was editing. I tried, but at that time I wasn’t ready to tackle the question. Now I am. I see the world heading for a completely secular approach to life, which is to say soulless, which is to say disaster. We need a new way to be religious, a really new way. A way that honors the traditions of the past but moves on. Continue reading