What do we do after we deconstruct our faith? How do we process faith deconstruction in a healthy way? We're learning from Brian McLaren's new book as we learn ways doubt can be a doorway into a bigger, better, more loving spirituality and way of being.

In this Jesus story he talks to his disciples about tolerance, inclusion, hell, and salt. How do we become more open to people and ideas we don't understand?

The age-old argument about women's roles has largely been controlled by men who have misused and abused bible passages like Proverbs 31 to control women. Let's look at a better way to read the passage that honors and elevates women.

Labor day began, not as a fun day off of work, but as a demand for justice in the face of oppression and labor abuses. The story of labor day connects with a letter the brother of Jesus wrote to early followers of Jesus that reminds us that our faith must be expressed through caring for people, otherwise our faith is worthless.

There is a weird story of Jesus in Mark 6 where he tries to do miracles, but can't because the people weren't willing to see the sacred in the mundane. I thought Jesus could do anything? What does this story say about how God works in the world? What if faith is not about belief, but about being open to the divine in all things? Where do you find God, hope, beauty, love beyond the walls of a church? Where do you find community to share those experiences?

Kyle Reynolds, a doctoral student in multi-cultural engagement, discusses with honesty and vulnerability what it means to step forward on the path to wholeness.

How do we move forward when our spirit seems crushed? What are some contemplative practices to use to help us connect deeply with God, ourselves, and the world when we feel down and lost?

The biblical command to rule the Earth has been misused and abused by Christians leading to colonialism. What if we've misinterpreted scripture? What would the world be like if we loved the Earth as we loved ourselves?

The Palm Sunday Jesus story has been told for thousands of years with services of praise and waving palm branches, but the deeper meaning of this politically provocative act of Jesus has a lot to teach us. And, we can't understand Palm Sunday without Hanukkah!

Jesus says blessed are the peacemaker for they will be children of God. Peace is not the absence of conflict, nor is it avoiding conflict. Peacemaking requires a third way. A way of bringing wholeness and healing without using hate and violence.