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In this episode we look at one final aspect of the Grand Story: cosmic community, manifested in our interbeing, individuation, intercommunion, and interdependence. We have lost this aspect of the Grand Story, and in doing so we have descended into toxic life that is destroying us as a people and a planet. Our survival depends on recovering this sense of community.

Continuing our look at the Grand Story, we focus in this episode on joy, exploring its inward and outward dimensions in the spiritual life.

Continuing our look at the Grand Story, we explore desirability in this episode, learning that the spiritual life is not imposed upon us. It arises from us. Psalm 42:1 is the focal text for this episode.

In this episode we look at a second aspect of the Grand Story: mystery, and how it enriches the spiritual life.

Ultimate Reality (God) is one. In this episode we look at how singularity enriches our view of God and our understanding of ourselves. We show that a recovery of oneness is a crucial need in the world today.

Our longing to live a spiritual life is older than any of the world's religions. Before there were stories, there was the Grand Story. We look at it in this episode

Today we explore a phrase many are using to describe their hunger for God while being honest about their disillusionment with institutional religion. This episode offers some ways to live when we feel this way--things we can do to move ahead in our spiritual formation.

Spiritual formation is the way we enrich the spiritual life. In this episode we look at why it is necessary and how it occurs.

The word 'spirituality' is used to describe a variety of things in our spiritual life. This episode looks at four of them.

In this episode we look at "life," the energy of the spiritual life. We explore its two fundamental dimensions and our need to grow in both of them.