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December 5, 2014

The Unbearable Lightness of Being White

Written by Courtney E. Martin

With the overwhelming angst of privilege, our columnist confesses to her own inclinations to participate in Twitter testimonies of white privilege. But, it's no substitute for the moral imagination required to acknowledge the emotional lives of others.

December 4, 2014

Walls Around Hearts

Written by Omid Safi

We build all sorts of enclosures to protect us and keep our loved ones safe from harm. But in column in poetical form, we are tasked with being vulnerable and opening those gates.

December 3, 2014

The Questions We Ask Ourselves

Written by Parker J. Palmer

When we ask our deepest questions, the answers do not come immediately. And that, dear reader, is why we must choose them with care.

November 27, 2014

Heaven Is Not a Zip Code

Written by Omid Safi

Ancient mystics such as Rumi and Rabia wrestled with the idea of heaven. A commentary that ponders heaven as a state of being rather than a place.

November 26, 2014

Seeing Humanity in the Context of Race and Racism

Written by Sherry K. Watt

A powerful commentary from the mother of a black teenage son who says we need to stop talking around the edges of race and address the systemic problem itself: that we see black men as less than human.

November 26, 2014

Gratitude for the Work of Loving the World

Written by Parker J. Palmer

For Thanksgiving, Parker Palmer asks us to find new ways to be filled with gratitude and praise. It's in the gratitude for the ground we stand on, the blessing of togetherness, and the kindness of strangers, that we remember our work is loving the world.

November 24, 2014

The Problem with Polls and the Polarization of America

Written by Tracy Blanchard

Is our so-called polarization a crafted perception? A truth-telling commentary on the problem with polls, the need for curiosity in public life, and a call for a new kind of conversation on what we believe — beyond either/or.

November 22, 2014

The Indominatable Will of the Soul to Live: A Survivor’s Account of Suicide

Written by Rebekah Cowell

For International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day, a suicide survivor asks us open ourselves to loss and allow each other the space to mourn and grieve without shame. If we support the healing of the soul, she writes, we may begin to celebrate our inner resilience and the divine spark in us all.

November 21, 2014

Let the Discomfort Begin with Me

Written by Courtney E. Martin

Atul Gawande's new book on the aging and the dying process inspires this column on turning bearing witness to our own instincts and doing things a different way.

November 20, 2014

Is There a Bomb in Your Suitcase?

Written by Omid Safi

Three male Muslim leaders walk into an Amsterdam hotel to drop off their luggage, and they are presented with an unexpected question. How does one confront the the prejudice present in society today? Can it be confronted, or does it require face-to-face encounters?

November 19, 2014

The Abundance Within Us and Between Us

Written by Parker J. Palmer

The scarcity assumption can be a self-fulfilling prophecy — and a killer of the spirit. With a poem from Wendell Berry and a few thoughts of his own.

November 13, 2014

The Thief of Intimacy, Busyness

Written by Omid Safi

Following up on the disease of busyness, Omid explores what we lose when we let the overscheduled nature of our lives take precedence over the loved ones we treasure.

November 12, 2014

The Choice of Hanging On or Giving To

Written by Parker J. Palmer

Sometimes the framing question needs to be, well, questioned. A "clearness committee" helps our columnist find a way of asking a transformative question instead of a question of loss.

November 7, 2014

Is a Less Rooted Life Inherently Less Deep?

Written by Courtney E. Martin

We often desire a sense of adventure and travel. But when a "life of wandering" overtakes a "life of rootedness," we take time away from home and community — and "the ground at our own feet."

November 6, 2014

The Disease of Being Busy

Written by Omid Safi

Our overscheduled lives leave little time for contemplation and reflection. How do we enable each other to pause and reflect together and ask how our hearts are doing?

October 31, 2014

There Is No Honest Rest: All the Things I Would Rather Be Than Good

Written by Courtney E. Martin

Nowadays there are unintended consequences for just about everything we do. An encouragement to strive for curiosity over goodness, to seek gentleness over righteousness, and engage with ethics as a process rather than a destination.

October 30, 2014

In Praise of Halloween’s Ability to Connect Neighbors

Written by Omid Safi

In a world where we feel more connected to friends on social media friends than our next-door neighbors, an argument that finds hope in Halloween and its ability to bring community together — even if only for a few magical hours.

October 29, 2014

Tested by Fire

Written by Parker J. Palmer

With the elections next week, a story of forgiveness and redemption from a civil rights legend.

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