Wanting Little: An Excerpt from Jailbirds in Flight
I live in Religion Row, the first row of the 10 rows of bunks. Three of us were meditating yesterday on one end while three people at the other end were holding Bible study.
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Category: Interfaith
The River Has Many Sources
Long before Christianity emerged, human beings were already wrestling with the fundamental questions of civilization.
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Bringing the Religion We Practiced Before Onto the Path
Buddha didn’t teach a narrow, cramped road leading to Enlightenment. He didn’t concern himself with divine wrath, or really divine anything. There’s no reward for “getting it right,” nor punishment if you don’t.
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First Love: Raised Christian, Practicing Buddhist and Closing the Gap
Buddhist language is fine if we can really master it. Christian language is not very dissimilar in meaning when we deepen our understanding.
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An Old Song for a New Year: Going into 2026 with a Silent Night
This year we do not sing to be louder than the past or braver than the future. Maybe we do not try to outrun who we were twelve months ago or audition a shinier self for the year ahead. Maybe we let the year turn without commentary. No vows shouted into the dark. No reinvention demanded at midnight. Just presence.
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