Do you ever get frustrated reading your Bible? Do you struggle when you hear a sermon, or have a conversation concerning Scripture, as to how best to fact-check your interpretations and the interpretations of others? On this episode, we look at the 3 "Worlds of the Text" to help guide us in interrogating the Scriptures.

The curtain is drawn back past the instant of death. What will it reveal? Today, we examine the Intermediate State, that nebulous state of being sandwiched between our physical life and our ultimate, eternal fate.

Now 10 days into the celebration of Lent, I am pleased to share one way in which I have been using the spiritual principles of the mitzvah and the Examen to provide vehicles for daily reflection and purpose in this holy season.

A brief meditation on the purpose of, and preparation for, the liturgical season of Lent. Published on Ash Wednesday. Music Credit: Jesus My Love, by Richard Rolle.

A couple weeks ago, I felt burdened to share some thoughts regarding social media and the noticeable spike of my friends and connections leaving those platforms in the wake of the highly politicized online environment.

As we look ahead to 2017, may we recognize that the time which we inhabit, as well as the space we occupy, is holy.

Beneath the fear, anger, and just general disruption of the past week, are spiritual forces.

Joseph! Genesis! Failed seduction! Nirvana, Kill Bill, Monty Python, and Jeff Goldblum! The scene of Joseph's interactions with Potiphar's wife is often held up as a morality tale of character triumphing over lust...but is that really the extent of meaning? (Music and media credits may be found at stevengriffin.org)

A poem by Trappist monk Thomas Merton pondering the contemplative experience of silence as a journey towards God.

Rabbi Hillel encouraged his followers to be a human, where others were not behaving as such.