2025-03-31
2025-03-31
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- The Borders Experience
- The Divided United States: "Us" versus "Them"
- Jack Kornfield's messing with my yoga
- single use shopping bags in Portland: on the way out?
- Hardcore Dharma is the Best Buddhist
- What is happiness, anyway?
- Lovingkindness is Easy When...
- Birthday Buddhism
- You've Got Bale
- Totally Irrelevant: Emptiness
- Just keep dancing in outerspace while I play this sweet guitar riff
- Hardcore Dharma Condenses its Heart
- Donât read this blog
- Ethan and Pat are in Whole Foods
- Lost in the supermarket
- Hardcore Dharma: Beginning all over again
- Hardcore Dharma believes in nothing.
- Creating a "Spacious Meadow"
- Heard in One City: Quote of the Day
- Hardcore Dharma gets sensual with desire
- Green(er) Jewelry
- Amish avant-garde?
- Beating a dead horse
- Child of Illusion
- Back to the Sack - Deadline Dec. 12th
- Wham, ma'am, thank you, BAM.
- The Scary Dynamics of Standing in Line
- Post-election giddiness in Portland
- And then there's our genes
- Being Casual and Being Sloppy
- Bible Resource Spotlight: Christ-Centered Exposition – Matthew
- Matthew 5:27-30; Adultery (Word Study)
- Matthew 5:27-30; Adultery (Historical Backgrounds)
- Matthew 8:23-27; Jesus Calms the Storm (Geographical Backgrounds)
- Bible Resource Spotlight: The Study Bible for Women
- Matthew 11:1-19; Jesus and John the Baptist (Inductive Studies)
- Bible Resource Spotlight: Jesus the King
- Matthew 9:27-34; Jesus Heals the Blind and Mute (Cultural Commentary)
- Matthew 7:1-6; Judging Others (Symbolism)
- Matthew 5:38-42; An Eye for an Eye (Factual Info)
- Matthew 8:5-13; The Faith of the Centurion (Geographical Backgrounds)
- Matthew 8:18-22; The Cost of Following Jesus (Historical Backgrounds)
- Matthew 7:7-12; Ask, Seek, Knock (Theological Commentary)
- The Papias Stele
- The Agora at Izmir
- 'You are the Light of the World--Until the Bulb needs Changing'
- M.Div. Lite! Less Filling--- Tastes Great!!
- For Whom Did Christ Die?
- District 9--Resident 'Aliens' and Alien Humans
- Prophetable Thoughts--James on Amos
- A Novel Approach to the Reformers-- C.J. Sansom's Mysteries
- Bart Interrupted--- A detailed Analysis of 'Jesus Interrupted' Part Five
- THE GOOD BISHOP WEIGHS IN-- TOM WRIGHT ON 'SURPRISED BY HOPE'
- Christos Aneste-- The Emmaus Road Story
- Changing Old Hobbits
- Francis Collins, the Language of God, and Stephen Colbert
- The Bonding--- A Christmas Poem
- Love a Good Murder Mystery? Try James or Doherty
- The Gift of the Magi and O. Henry
- Ten 2009 Books on the New Testament You Should have Read
- E Pluribus Unum-- Social Identity and Diversity in Acts
- The Lord's Supper-- The Inside Scoop
- The Indelible Image: Relating the OT and NT Thought Worlds
- Feed on the Word
- 'I Can Endure All Things in Him who Strengthens Me-- Jack Rushton on Theodicy
- Shortcomings
- Culture Making--- The Road to Woodstock
- The Gospel of Jesus--Part Twelve
- The Story of Sin--- A Dark Tale Part One
- The Story of Sin--- A Dark Tale Part Three
- The Gospel of Jesus--Part Twenty Two
- Are You an Ichthusiast? Ichthus 2010
- The Gospel of Jesus--Part Fifteen
- Attempting to Overcome A Tempting--- a Sermon
- Do you Know Beans about Beans?-- the Story of Coffee, the First Christian Beverage
- A Cure for the Uncommon Winter--- a Slow Burn for Valentine's
- More on Gobekli Tepe Temple
- Our Perpetually Messed Up Calendar-- And the No Account Media
- Rock N' Roll Quiz
- New Year's Resolve: Jesus and Money Part Six
- The Message of Jesus--- a Discussion at New Orleans Baptist
- New Year's Resolve: Jesus and Money Part Twelve
- Apocalypse Soon......... On DVD
- Who Dat Singin' Duke of Earl with the Soul Brothers in the French Quarter?
- Why Jesus? The Vagabond on the Move, the Troublemaking Prince of Peace
- The John Wesley Fellows Meeting at Candler---- The Art of Theology
- Why Jesus? Miracle Worker, Home Wrecker
- Villains as Heroes, if you don't Megamind
- Come out Fighting----- 'The Fighter'
- Jesus and Money
- A Normal Christian Life---- Part Ten
- A Shepherd's Tale--- With Hays and Witherington
- Archbishop Langton--- An Interesting Dude
- Jacob's Ladder---Jacob's Dream
- Black Friday---- Shop 'til You Drop
- A Million Miles in a Thousand Years-- Donald Miller (Part One)
- Secretariat--- Big Red Moves On to the Silver Screen
- What Changed Paul into Christ's Follower?
- What Did Jesus' Family Think of his Ministry?
- Cross Talk in Poland
- Colbert touts 3-D Catholic TV
- More Finger-Pickin that Finger-Lickin Good---Don Ross
- Was Jesus a Political Figure with a Political Message?
- 'Get Low'--a Preview of a Great Film
- Lands of the Bible 2010-- Patara
- Honest to God
- Jesus and Friends Down Under
- More Novel Ideas
- Lands of the Bible---Sardis
- Lands of the Bible 2010--Alexandria Troas and Assos
- Lands of the Bible 2010--Cenchreae
- King James Puts his Head in a Miami Vice
- Lands of the Bible 2010--Name those Greek Deities
- Lands of the Bible 2010-- The Island of St. Nick
- BIBLICAL CURSE GENERATOR!
- Love's Labor's Won
- Animal House Part Three-- The 12 Apostles (plus 1) of the Animal World
- Last Chance to see Last Chance Harvey
- SEEKING THE IDENTITY OF JESUS-- PART TWO
- The Architecture of the Post-Modern Mind, Part IV (Guest Reflections)
- THE RHETORICAL CHARACTER OF HEBREWS
- Colbert Goes to War Against XMAS
- Monk See, Monk Do-- The Disgrace of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
- AN ATHEIST WHO THINKS CHRISTIANITY IS GOOD FOR AFRICA
- WHAT TO DO IF YOUR BRIDE IS ALL WET
- CHRISTMAS OUTSIDE THE LINES--- WITH DR. J.
- ROB BELL'S NOOMA 16-22
- Firefly/Serenity
- Tis a Gift to be Simple-- the story of Kevin
- THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF 'ROBOTS','BECAUSE OF WINN DIXIE','OLIVER TWIST', AND THE GREATEST GAME EVER PLAYED'
- The Alcove
- The Mother Load
- Churches Closed on Christmas?
- Church Closings-- Damage Control by Mishandling the Bible
- The Disease of the Gospel of Conspicuous Consumption
- The Durham Tradition and its Exegetes-- an Encomium
- Broken Flowers for Broken Relationships
- Toasting the Pope
- Angst and Anger as Evangelical Republicans Worry about an 08 Candidate
- Herod the Great's Tomb Discovered
- THE LAZARUS EFFECT-- PART TEN
- The Nativity-- The Birth of a Classic?
- "One Night with the King"-- and other Things
- President Ford and Rev. Ford
- Can't Handle the Proof
- Rob Bell's Nooma Videos 11-15
- The Fate of the 'Children of Men'
- Was Lazarus the Beloved Disciple?
- CRAVEN IMAGE
- Conversations Heard at the Water Cooler at work
- Durham Days
- Top Rated Seminaries-- From the Devils to the Irish
- The Worship of the Christian Emperor Constantine
- Pope's Protest Against Islamic Violence produces Violence
- Christians Flee from Iraq to Moslem Countries
- What's Wrong with Prospering? The Gospel according to Joel Osteen
- 'Capote'-- In Cold Blood
- Craddock Stories-- Those Women Preachers
- Quote of the Day-- From a 107 year old Lady
- The Sound of the Soul
- WORDSHAPED
- How Bad Theology can Kill You
- Frank Viola's Reimagining Church-- Part Two
- BW3 on Lee Strobel's Faith under Fire
- LAZARUS EFFECT FLOATS DOWN AMAZON
- THE ART OF ANALOGY?
- Zap! Jesus is my Friend Video
- Woody Allen Interviews Billy Graham?!
- Holy Blogging Batman!
- The Best Bands and their Best Lps in Rock n' Roll Heaven
- Dialogue at Duke-- Paul and Women
- The Year of the Lectureship
- Easter Miracles-- Russian Style
- Dr. Seuss' --'Horton Hears a Who'
- Rolling the Stone in front of the Jesus Tomb Theory
- From Russia With Love
- The Rise of the Young Reformed Enthusiasts
- Babies Sweet enough to Eat
- The 'Unbearable' Lightness of Being
- Seeing Life thru the Mind's Eye
- "The Bucket List"-- Kickin' It!
- The Wisdom of Children in Sunday School-- Or Fractured Bible Tales
- 'There Will be Blood'--- But Not Jesus' Blood
- A FAST CALL TO SLOW DOWN--- MANDATUM THURSDAY
- Stephen Colbert on Protestantism
- 'Gone Baby Gone'- A Modern Morality Play
- Puns for All Hallow's Eve
- More Children's Letters to God
- 'God' responds to lawsuit--- Twice!
- American Gangster-- The Godfather Revisited
- Mission: Hong Kong
- Canadian Nurses love 'Sicko': Hand out free tickets to help prevent the Canadian system going the American way
- The Beehive Houses of Haran
- This Turkey heads for Turkey
- Mt. Nimrud-- The Turkish Mt. Olympus
- The Peacemaker as the Anti-Christ?
- The Long Day's Journey-- My Boston Marathon Experience
- To Ur is Human
- 5 Simple Steps to Avoid Overeating this Holiday Season
- I Support Same-Sex Marriage. Why Don't You?
- On Black Friday, Would You Push Other Holiday Shoppers Out Of The Way?
- When Do You Act Like A Good Samaritan, And When Do You Avert Your Gaze And Keep Going?
- NASA's LCROSS Moon Bombing Mission: A Bit Egregious?
- Have Some Respect and Make the World Green
- Nice People Rock... And I Want Them To Know It!
- Should Smokers' Lungs Be Used?
- Africa's Success Story -- Rwanda
- Senator's Staffer Emails Racist Obama Image; Should She Be Fired?
- When Does Bad Etiquette Become Immorality? On the Subway, of Course.
- The Great Guilt Debate: Is Using Emotional Blackmail to Get What You Want Unethical?
- Racism in the Workplace: What Do You Do When a Coworker Makes Off-Color Remarks?
- Levi Johnston: Media Whore Or Palin Family Confessor?
- Is It OK to Dabble (Respectfully) in Religion?
- JD Salinger CATCHER IN THE RYE Sequel--Whether He Likes It Or Not?
- June 26 is "Take Your Dog To Work" Day. Cute. But is it Ethical?
- Bozeman, MT, Asks for Applicants' Facebook Username & Password
- Kanye West, Serena Williams, Joe "You lie" Wilson: A Trifecta of Public Figure Tantrums
- If You Won the Lottery...
- Innocent Until Proven Guilty -- Is This Still the Case?
- Obama's Speech: Kudos to Personal Responsibility
- Does Courtesy Fall By The Wayside During A Stressful Day?
- Readers: Help Us Define Ethics
- What-If Wednesday: Would You Stop A Crime?
- Can Liars Become Leaders? Disgraced Reporter Jayson Blair Is Now... A Life Coach?!?
- Caster Semenya: Should We Take "Her" Word For It?
- Sarah Palin Resigns Early: Ethical Behavior from a Future Presidential Nominee?
- What-If Wednesday: How Far Out Of Your Way Would You Go To Do A Good Deed?
- Church Hates Islam, Not Afraid to Say So
- Tasered Mom Sues Cop--I Should Hope So!
- Fresh Morning: Calming Morning Video
- Clean Water: How Do You Hydrate?
- Do You Think I Should Give Advice?
- Sign On for a Minute of Peace
- Fresh Morning: Shine Your Light, Baby
- Fresh Morning: Sacred Lotus
- Happy Birthday, Richard Gere!
- Fresh Morning: 'Good Morning' 250 Ways
- Fresh Morning: How Much Sleep?
- Fresh Morning: Legs Up the Wall
- A Jewish New Year's Resolution
- Fresh Morning: Weathering Criticism with Grace
- Fresh Morning: The Softness of a Strong Touch
- Fresh Morning: Be Soft
- How to Listen -- Are You a Chronic Interrupter?
- Holiday Eating Digestion Tips
- Quiz: Test Your Holiday Stress
- Fresh Morning: Hau'oli Makahiki Hou!
- Haiti Earthquake: A Quick Way to Help
- Fresh Morning: The Awake, Hopeful Soul
- Fresh Morning: A Reminder for Love
- 7 Flu Prevention Super-Foods
- 7 Small Ways to Stay Warm
- Edibles I'm Grateful For
- The Art of Losing (or Being Stolen From)
- Fresh Morning: Our 200th Morning with You
- Fresh Morning: Not in a Morning Mood
- Fresh Morning: Winter Light
- Fresh Morning: What It Means to Be Alive
- Brain Break: Living with True Compassion
- A Thanksgiving Prayer: 'I Wish You Enough'
- Fresh Morning: 10-Minute Morning Yoga
- Thich Nhat Hanh's Quotes of Simple Sweetness
- Why Creativity Needs Time Off
- Happy, Healthy Thanksgiving!
- Healthy Eating Lessons from 'Biggest Loser'
- Fresh Morning: The Miracle of Sunrise
- Our Beloved Sister Moon
- Fresh Morning: 6 Reasons to Eat Oatmeal
- Feel-Good Food: Pumpkin Risotto
- Fresh Morning: Autumn Is a Second Spring
- Brain Break: The Fun of Do-Gooding
- Green Juice: Post X-Ray Detox
- Fresh Morning: Words About Love
- Ruby: Finding the Words to Ask for Help
- Fresh Morning: May Flowers
- More Beauty from Mary Oliver
- A Beautiful Lesson in Impermanence (by Ansley Roan)
- Rumi on the '24' Series Finale
- Fresh Morning: Self-Seeing with Love
- Enhancing the Way We See the World
- Poisonous Plants for Cats--R.I.P. Pilot the Kitty
- Living Well on a College Campus
- Fresh Morning: Your Guest House
- Fresh Morning: It Will All Be OK
- Dr. Schulze's Amazing Anti-Cold Supertonic
- Fresh Morning: Smile!
- An FL Reader Says Yes to YES!
- Thanks for The Lorax, Dr. Seuss
- Does Happy Spring Mean SAD Winter?
- Fresh Morning: A Sign of Spring
- New Feature: Your Natural Cold Remedies
- Dr. Seuss Quotes--Happy Birthday Theodor Geisel!
- Brain Break: Facebook Relationship Etiquette
- The Power of the Period
- The Secrets We (Shouldn't) Keep From Our Doctors
- 10 Ways to Stay Positive When You're Sick
- Uplifting Quotes About Nothing
-
Healthy Eating: Tips from Olympian
Natalie Coughlin - Fresh Morning: Tee Hee
- Irish Yoga! Breathing Into Greenbeerasana
- Jamaican Me Breakfast
- Fresh Morning: Dancing On Sunshine
- Fresh Morning: Spend Your Day Freely
- Are You Among the 'Walking Unwell?'
- Fresh Morning: Loving Work
- Fresh Morning: Opening Up
- Fresh Morning: You Rock!
- A Healthier Snacking Strategy
- Fresh Morning: Today Matters
- Fresh Morning: What Wakes You Up?
- How to Be Persuasive (and Not Get Persuaded)
- Fresh Morning: Me and Garfield, Soul Mates
- Fresh Morning: Streeeeeeeetch
- Fresh Morning: Spinach-Egg Toast Recipe
- Using the Buddy System to Reach Your Goals and Dreams
- Moving Tips: How to Stage Your Home
- Fresh Morning: Have a Laugh
- What Is Your 'Yoga'?
- My Adventures in Spray Tanning
- Could This Be Our Bird?
- Do You Bow in Yoga Class? I Can't.
- Brain Break: Joyful Wedding Music Video
- Male or Female Doctors
- Just Try It: 10 Tips for When Doing is Hard
- A Singing Bowl Discovery
- In Defense of (Some) Male Doctors
- How I Kick a Common Cold
- How to Define Spirituality
- Color Healing with the Medicine Buddha
- Brain Break: Kittens!
- Brain Break: The Bon Jovi Yoga Chant
- Prayers for Justice Ginsburg
- Wise Abe's Words of Wisdom
- Fresh Morning: Paulo Coelho on Seeking Love
- Fresh Morning: Bus Stop Yoga
- Earth Hour 2009: Turn Off the Lights 3/28
- Fresh Morning: Pretty Flower Mandalas
- Photos from My Garden
- Getting Rid of Mice with Nice
- Brain Break: New Music from Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova
- Brain Break: Pretty, Pretty Wool Bracelets
- License to Get Well, Yo
- 5 Delicious Uses for Mint
- 90 Salads in 90 Days
- 'Why I Quit Yoga'
- You Know You're Eco When...
- Fresh Morning: Henri Nouwen Inspiration
- Fresh Morning: Meow. Waking Up with Cat Quotes
- Fresh Morning: Mister Rogers' Greeting
- Fresh Morning: Reasons to Wake Up Early
- Fresh Morning: Refreshing Tips for Your Day
- Fresh Morning: Be Brave, Not Perfect
- Fresh Living Survey: Stacie Stukin
- Holistic Treatments for TMJ Pain
- Happy 90th Birthday, Pete Seeger
- How to Handle a Miracle
- Are You Creative with Grocery Totes?
- Cinco de Mayo: Best Guacamole Recipe
- Crocheted Blankets: Trademark or Unique?
- What Should I Eat for Dinner?
- Share: Your Random Acts of Kindness
- Sunday Inspiration #83
- Secret Three of a Happy Marriage: Learn to Resolve Conflicts
- 10 Ways to Give Yourself a Break – Starting Today
- 10 Powerfully Inspiring Quotes from Dr. Wayne Dyer
- 5 Ways to Overcome Loneliness
- The Promise of a Red Sky at Night
- 15 Ways to Live with Passion
- Be Still
- 10 Reasons to Feel Hopeful Everyday
- The Fundamentals for a Good Life
- 10 Twitter Accounts to Follow for Inspiration
- 5 Wonderful Things about Getting Older
- Everyday Inspiration’s 10 Must Reads – Part Two
- The Essentials for a Happier Life
- 10 Beautiful Things to Celebrate about You
- How to Worship Without Going to Church
- 8 Ways to Ruin a Healthy Relationship
- Sunday Inspiration #50
- 10 Things Happy People do Everyday
- Sunday Inspiration #45
- Sunday Inspiration #22
- Sunday Inspiration #20
- 10 Words of Encouragement that Can Change a Life Forever
- How to Stop Procrastinating
- The Power of Optimism
- Sunday Inspiration #26
- Small Words with Big Meanings
- Making Your Dreams Come True (6 Questions to Ask)
- Sunday Inspiration #12
- How to See the Glass as Half-Full
- How to Get into the Holiday Spirit
- Sunday Inspiration #10
- whales and Buddhists ~
- social media, bad news, and hate
- saving the world
- Thanksgiving month
- giving thanks month, day 3
- calling the trees by name
- summer, and the greying of hours
- tea parties (for no reason)...
- grief, time, and the saving graces of poetry
- the taste of tea, and paying attention
- road trips
- guns in schools, and the American West
- what feeds you?
- rain, petrichor, and pluviophiles
- mothers of the heart, or, what it means to 'mother'
- dog days
- way closes, way opens
- home again, home again...or, the quilt vs bad fondue
- in praise of autumn colour and light
- gratitude's month
- ch-ch-changes
- health, gadgets, and technology
- letting go, or, what teaching teaches
- life is complicated...
- Sisyphus, and starting again
- lists, writing, and cleaning the mind's house
- oh RATS, or, rescue and repatriation and compassion
- Parinirvana Day (thoughts on death and dying)
- unintentionally clueless...
- poetry as mentor
- day 15 of National Poetry Month
- bees, and the persistence of hope
- resolved....
- of waiting, and childhood impatience
- getting the humanities out to the humans
- day 5, National Poetry Month ~
- day #28 of National Poetry Month ~
- art festivals & beginner's heart ~
- day 14 of National Poetry Month ~
- the world is not broken ~
- day 20 of National Poetry Month ~
- day #22 of National Poetry Month ~
- Engaged Buddhism -
- poetry (again), practice, and beginner's heart ~
- dancing to my own music ~
- grand-nephews & grace ~
- day 30 of Thanksgiving month: all you need is love ~
- tragedy, great sorrow, and the breath ~
- conspiracies (and what we don't agree with) ~
- quest & journey & story & hope ~
- holy days, fire & faith ~
- after the holidays: writing your way back home ~
- adjacent to the possible ~
- speaking poetry
- friendship, memory, and love
- bliss, or, writers and writing retreats...oh my!
- turning hatred into love, or, the importance of Unabashed Smiles
- the fragrance of lilies
- heartsick reprised
- random and more random
- 30 Days of Love: standing shoulder to shoulder
- viral moments and metaphors
- leftovers and 'after' days
- tonight's dinner is brought to you by
- love and war and faithful friends ~
- just for fun ~
- falling on your butt & other vacation mishaps ~
- lost journals, Alzheimer's and hope ~
- summer in a tote ~
- September 1st ~
- poetry, memory & 9/11 ~
- creature comforts ~
- a tree, a pencil, an hour ~
- Warning: poetry follows ~
- do-overs ~
- tranquility terrorists
- giving really IS more fun (well, most of the time...)
- remembering the Christmas Truce
- meatloaf and dishes and errands and family...
- bad choices & (broken) beginner's heart
- writers' weekend
- poetry, politics, and beginner's heart
- 30 Days of Love: 'calling in' and room for compassion
- talking about faith, hate, and civil discourse
- walking the talk
- 30 Days of Love: blending faiths
- coffee and chocolate and cream and...multiculturalism?
- freedom of (and from) religion
- goldfinches, titmice, and wrens: what's your pleasure?
- a message from a fellow First Amendment follower
- after...
- someone else's road
- tea & beginner's heart ~
- how many Unitarians ~
- animism, my car and beginner's heart ~
- more on blind faith ~
- the lives of students ~
- love, T-Rex, and being 'single' ~
- Girl Scouts, the 'war on women,' and a day in West Tulsa ~
- learning to understand ~
- Facebook and the (other) web ~
- Frost, ambiguity, & grading ~
- beginner's noösphere (and poetry) ~
- Coming up: Oprah's interview with Buddhist monk & Nobel Prize nominee Thích Nhất Hạnh
- the guy in the airport: a lesson in lagniappe ~
