Christ in Every Thing Christ is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For in him were created all things in heaven and on earth, the visible and the

“Christ is everywhere; in Him every kind of life has a meaning and has an influence on every other kind of life.” - Caryll Houselander

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Reverence for Reality Earth is so thick with divine possibility that it is a wonder we can walk anywhere without cracking our shins on altars. —Barbara Brown Taylor, An Altar

“An irreverent soul who is unable to feel awe in the presence of things higher than the self is also unable to feel respect in the presence of things it sees as lower than the self.”- Barbara Brown Taylor

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The Power of Confirmation Bias Brian McLaren discusses one of the most powerful kinds of bias: Confirmation Bias.   We all have filters: What do I already believe? Does this

“You may have heard the old saying that people only change their minds when the pain of not changing surpasses the pain of changing. That old saying is all about confirmation bias.” - Brian McLaren

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Biases at Work Within All of Us We are grateful for all who have donated to support the Daily Meditations over the past week! Your generosity and partnership makes all of this work

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Can We Love All? Congressman John Lewis (1940–2020) describes his Christian faith as the foundation of his commitment to nonviolence:   I believe in the

“Every human personality is something sacred, something special. We don’t have a right, as another person or as a nation, to destroy that spark of divinity, that spark of humanity, that is made and created in the image of God.” - Congressman John Lewis

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Love in Healing Doses In conversation with Richard Rohr on the Everything Belongs podcast, founder of Homeboy Industries Father Greg Boyle describes how love heals us:  On

“I think that if anybody stops to think about how that’s been operative in their life (love), they realize, in fact, in the end, it’s never failed. If it feels like it has, it’s just not the end.” - Richard Rohr

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When you look at the world as lover, every being becomes precious to you. And the impulse to act on behalf of life becomes irresistible.
—Joanna Macy, World as Lover, World as Self

Love and Nonviolence Gandhi and Dr. King used the word nonviolence every hour; they didn’t use the word love. King uses the word love, but he’s really saying, “I don’t mean

Powerful message of non-violence for these times.

“So, there’s nothing passive about love. Love is active, creative, daring, public nonviolence that resists all the forces of death.” - John Dear

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Serpent Wisdom, Dove Power Jesus instructed, “I am sending you out like sheep into the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.” —Matthew 10:16

Pretty apropriate for today:
“This lack of fear allowed him (Bishop Tutu) to look past the guns, see the boys holding the guns, and love them. His love, faith and hope had real-world (dove) power….” - Rev. Dr. Alexia Salvatierra

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What Makes Contemplative Christianity Different? CAC online event explores contemplative Christianity on Sept 14 — feat. Brian McLaren, James Finley, Carmen Acevedo Butcher & Michael Battle.

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What is needed, Martin Luther King Jr. wrote, “is a realization that power without love is reckless and abusive and that love without power is sentimental and anemic. Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice.”

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There are many Christians in this nation that are not part of any of the Christian Nationalist movement. I wish we had more media coverage of that.

July 20-27 2025: Fanning the Flames Feeling the Evolutionary Burn

“Release what was. Accept what is. Create what must be.” Rebelle Society

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#roses

Don’t be fooled - Musk got exactly what he wanted and paid for - destroying the governmental agencies investigating and fining his companies, access to governmental data to train his AI, made international deals, and helped implement Project 2025. True power, though, always lies with the collective.

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Good morning everyone

Today is D-DAY

Honor the HEROES

Today marks the 81st
anniversary of 156,000 strategically landing of British, Canadian, and AMERICAN troops on the beaches of Normandy.

They were all so young and brave...

Honor Them All
This meme touches my heart
Fight Fascism

A Bigger Table Father Richard understands Jesus’ eating habits as a model for the kind of inclusive and open hospitality Christians might practice.   God’s major

“God’s major problem in liberating humanity has become apparent to me as I consider the undying recurrence of hatred of the other, century after century, in culture after culture and religion after religion.” - Fr. Richard Rohr

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“Elizabeth’s joyous welcome enfolds Mary’s secret in the profound relief that comes when something known only to oneself is entrusted to another who understands. When the weight of that knowledge is shared beyond the walls of our hearts, something in us breathes new air….” - Br. Keith Nelson,

Collective Shadow: Hate Disguised as Love Feast of the Ascension Just because ego and greed and hatred are doing cosplay as religion, I don’t want us to give it that much credit. I want us to

Hate disguised as love.
“Just because ego and greed and hatred are doing cosplay as religion, I don’t want us to give it that much credit. I want us to insist that no, there is real religion!” - Omid Safi

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Searching in the Shadows Jungian therapists Connie Zweig and Steve Wolf describe shadow work as a path to deeper moral integrity and intimacy with our own soul.   For

“But the line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being. And who is willing to destroy a piece of his own heart?” - Solzhenitsyn

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A heartfelt Memorial Day reminder from Norm Eisen.

Humility Welcomes the Shadow Memorial Day (United States)  To know love we have to tell the truth to ourselves and to others. Creating a false self to mask fears and insecurities

“Creating a false self to mask fears and insecurities has become so common that many of us forget who we are and what we feel underneath the pretense.” - bell hooks, all about love

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“Remember that all through history, there have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they seem invincible. But in the end, they always fall. Always.”

—Mahatma Gandhi

The least, or the most, we can do in these times.
Hildegard of Bingen said we are like mirrors, catching God’s light and then mirroring that light onto the countenance of others. We and others can change, amazingly, miraculously for the better. So we pray our hearts out. - Br. Curtis Almquist, SSJE

A Living Tradition In the Living School: Essentials of Engaged Contemplation course, Brian McLaren explores the value of our inherited faith traditions, inviting students to

Yes!
“I think what we are all really seeking is a living and healthy tradition, something that isn’t just about words or arguments, but that is about life in all its fullness and about deep, deep love…” - Brian McLaren

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Hundreds of rural hospitals are at risk of closing, threatening critical care Hospital officials told CBS News the closure was driven by the same factors that have closed other rural hospitals: low reimbursement rates.

We should be investing in rural communities and making them better places to build a life & raise a family - not shutting down rural hospitals by choking off their funding.

Saving rural hospitals is one more reason to call your Representative and speak out against this GOP attempt to cut Medicaid.

Honoring Experience Building on the metaphor of the tricycle of faith, Father Richard names that spiritual growth occurs as we pay attention to and learn from our own

Of the three, it is personal experience with the Divine that leads to real transformation.
“The two wheels of sacred Scripture and Tradition can be seen as sources of outer authority, while only our personal experience leads to our inner authority.” - Fr. Richard Rohr

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