Last week we celebrated Memorial Day, the occasion on which we honor those men and women who have given their lives for our country during armed conflict. On that day we honor those men and women who, as President Lincoln put it at Gettysburg, gave the last full measure of devotion. However, we do more
“Writing our Stories”, with Rev. Melanie Eyre
Memorial Day weekend is the time we remember our national story of heroism, courage and loss as we honor those who lost their lives in service to our country. What can we take away about the importance of story as we build better communities, a more just and compassionate world? How do our stories unite us in community, and how will our future stories read?
On February 3, 1943, 76 years ago last Sunday, the troop transport USS Dorchester was traveling in a convoy of three ships from New York to Greenland, carrying approximately 900 men. The ship’s captain had been alerted that Coast Guard sonar had detected a submarine, and the ship’s crew was on a state of high
Part of the process of discovering our divine potential is recognizing our beliefs that are blocking our ability to be a success in life. It was Socrates who said “an unexamined life is not worth living.” It takes courage to look at our belief systems and risk making changes in what we believe about ourselves
I often wondered as a child why God didn’t just make life easy for Moses or Jesus. After all they were chosen by God to be God’s spokespersons. When we look at the founders of the world’s great religions, we find that none of them had an easy time of it. Moses in a rage
As we study the wisdom of teachers and sages through the centuries, we see that many caution against the same very common misstep many of us make. That trap involves confusing illusion with reality, appearances with truth. We all do it, individually and collectively. Why does this matter? Because illusion leads us to pain and