Spirit

Music is a spiritual discipline for me. And I only need to practice on the days I eat.

Megan has a terminal illness. Ralph has to make a huge decision. I plunge into their spiritual and religious landscapes. I do not see spirituality as disappearing, but as being present everywhere.

Quilt made by members of Thomas Jefferson Unitarian Church, Louisville, Kentucky.

The first time, I emerged merely breathless, wet, and cold.

The impending death of a loved one often leaves us sitting in a between-state.

Exercises for the deeper, harder work of revising a text—and a life.

Daniel Nevins’s painting ‘Love Is a Fearsome Thing’ honors longtime UUA supporters.

Putting holes in things that used to be solid is hard. Some days, there is broken glass everywhere. And not all of us are skilled with the metaphorical power tools.

Seeing my own racism is like any other kind of self-knowledge: Unpleasant, but very real.

Selections from ‘To Wake, To Rise: Meditations on Justice and Resilience.’

More than an adherence to a belief system, faith is an orientation to life.

Photography as a meditation.