I often act like what author Parker Palmer might call a "functional atheist," I wrote in my October newsletter. (My measure of love for a book is reading it again and again, and Parker Palmer's Let Your Life Speak feels new each time because I am different.) Humans have many names for God, including a nameless but benevolent force at work in the Universe. Spiritual paths such as Buddhism, with its concept of non-doing, recognize a larger-than-us Doer. For me, God is more than a force of … [Read more...] about ‘Functional Atheism’ at Work
Buddhism
Google My Business for Churches, Synagogues, Temples and Mosques
You can get prominent, powerful, free publicity for your faith-based organization through a Google My Business listing, also known as a Business Profile. I call this public relations communication "SERP-PR." (SERPs are Search Engine Result Pages.) When you read about Google My Business, substitute "my church," synagogue, temple or mosque, for "my business." Remember when search results were just a list of links and brief descriptions? Now you may see maps, short lists of local businesses that … [Read more...] about Google My Business for Churches, Synagogues, Temples and Mosques
Trust the Storm
As a child, I learned about a God who walks with us, a faithful companion even in dangerous weather who sometimes rescues us in a wild act of Divine intervention. God was the still, small voice, not the mighty rock-cracking wind in I Kings 19, but God sent it. The same God who spoke to Moses in Exodus 3 was inside the bush ablaze but not consumed. While my actions contribute to the amount of peace or drama I experience, I am not in full control of it. (And I thank God for that.) The One … [Read more...] about Trust the Storm