A Long Time Coming
Because of the Inward/Outward publishing process, I am writing this reflection before election day. I don’t know whether there will be results by the time you read this, whether you are filled with rage and grief, or relief and grief — or whether we are all still waiting, suspended in anxiety for God knows how […]
“America the Beautiful”: 2020 Version
CoS singer/songwriter Jesse Palidofsky has written new verses for the well-loved song “America the Beautiful”, with 2020 in mind, and worked with some amazing musicians to perform it. This week he debuted a moving music video for the song. “Dear Friends, This has been a breathtakingly challenging year. Here is one humble-yet-fierce artistic offering for our […]
Truth and Transformation – Aug. 25, 2020
“Half an hour ago, I got to see what a snarky jerk I can be. I did something hurtful to a friendly and innocent person. In my defense, I felt like I was just hanging on yesterday, after witnessing the brutality of last week, the devastation of last three months, the fever dream of the […]
The Need for Spiritual Medicine – Aug. 24, 2020
“Here on this side of eternity, we are asked to survive unsurvivable loss, and times of wailing, gnashing of teeth, heartbreak. It’s not a good system. If I was God’s West Coast representative, a job for which I am uniquely suited, I would have created an easier way through life, a way that made more […]
