Starting Sunday, December 1st for Members! Check out this preview of the upcoming course, "The Great Wait - Celtic Advent Meditation." 

Course Description:

​Join us for a contemplative journey through the sacred tradition of Celtic Christianity in "The Great Wait." This course invites participants to explore the four sacred readings from the Christmas Eve Vigil, immersing ourselves in the rich tapestry of scripture and meditation. The ancient Celts gathered around the fire on Christmas Eve to retell the key moments of the Birth of Jesus during different parts of the night. Each passage corresponds to the dance of darkness and light that surrounded the community as they told the ancient story of waiting for Christ anew.

Each week, we’ll reflect on one of the readings, engaging in thoughtful discussions that illuminate the themes of divine presence and the universal embrace of God's love made Incarnate in Jesus. Our time together will include a meditative sit, where we allow the wisdom of the scriptures to resonate within our hearts.

To deepen your exploration, journal prompts will be provided, encouraging personal reflection and insight into how these themes connect to your own spiritual journey. Together, we’ll contemplate the ways God reaches out to all people and fosters a deeper understanding of hope, anticipation, and community during this sacred season.

Experience the stillness and renewal of Advent as we await the extraordinary gift of Christmas.

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Class 4

In the Book of Job, we hear God ask, “Can you pull in Leviathan with a fishhook or tie down its tongue with a rope? Can you put a cord through its nose or pierce its jaw with a hook?" (Job 41:1) The Leviathan is just one of the metaphorical chaos monsters that are mentioned in the book and they show us just how unknowable the whole universe is. In Job, we learn that true union with God is a STAGE of spiritual development and not a one-time STATE. But we are asked to enter into the mystery of God’s wisdom even further as we learn to let go of our preconceived expectations of life. Activity: Contemplation

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In our lives, we face real fears, pain, and suffering. These things can feel like metaphorical monsters lurking in the shadows and mist of a murky reality.  It can seem wherever we turn, there are people who can only seem to offer Hallmark-esque platitudes and even toxic positivity in response to the actual help our souls desire. The Biblical Wisdom tradition takes the opposite approach to pain and suffering. Through Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Job (three of the classic Wisdom books in the Bible), we can find a pattern that has been time-tested to help us find deep growth, even when we're facing the things we fear most in this life. Taking an in-depth academic and spiritual approach to these three Book of the Bible, we can learn to grow in wisdom and hope.

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Class 3

In Ecclesiastes 1:1, we hear, “vanity of vanities! All is vanity.” The word for “Vanity” in Hebrew can also be translated as smoke or mist. In this Book, we hear a wise voice ask just why is it that bad things happen to good people, and how are we to learn to dwell in the mysterious reality that we may never fully know the answer to that question on this side of the veil. This powerful volume in the Biblical tradition teaches us maturity and illumination as we walk the path of wisdom. Activity: Bonfire of vanities/disappointments/grief

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In our lives, we face real fears, pain, and suffering. These things can feel like metaphorical monsters lurking in the shadows and mist of a murky reality.  It can seem wherever we turn, there are people who can only seem to offer Hallmark-esque platitudes and even toxic positivity in response to the actual help our souls desire. The Biblical Wisdom tradition takes the opposite approach to pain and suffering. Through Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Job (three of the classic Wisdom books in the Bible), we can find a pattern that has been time-tested to help us find deep growth, even when we're facing the things we fear most in this life. Taking an in-depth academic and spiritual approach to these three Book of the Bible, we can learn to grow in wisdom and hope.

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Class 2

In Proverbs 9:10 we hear that, “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.” In the Biblical wisdom tradition, the most terrifying thing seems to be chaos--a world that has no meaning and where the good suffer but the bad succeed. But Proverbs shows us that the “fear of God” actually leads us to discern God’s order and how we can avoid most chaos by living our values. Activity: VIA Virtues/Strengthsfinder VIA VALUES

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In our lives, we face real fears, pain, and suffering. These things can feel like metaphorical monsters lurking in the shadows and mist of a murky reality.  It can seem wherever we turn, there are people who can only seem to offer Hallmark-esque platitudes and even toxic positivity in response to the actual help our souls desire. The Biblical Wisdom tradition takes the opposite approach to pain and suffering. Through Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Job (three of the classic Wisdom books in the Bible), we can find a pattern that has been time-tested to help us find deep growth, even when we're facing the things we fear most in this life. Taking an in-depth academic and spiritual approach to these three Book of the Bible, we can learn to grow in wisdom and hope.

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Class 1

What does Biblical wisdom even look like, and how is it a mystical path of spiritual maturation? This class will give us an introduction to both the 3-fold mystical path of the classic Christian tradition and why mystics have been using it to face the “dark night of the soul” for generations. Activity: Naming our fears

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In our lives, we face real fears, pain, and suffering. These things can feel like metaphorical monsters lurking in the shadows and mist of a murky reality.  It can seem wherever we turn, there are people who can only seem to offer Hallmark-esque platitudes and even toxic positivity in response to the actual help our souls desire. The Biblical Wisdom tradition takes the opposite approach to pain and suffering. Through Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Job (three of the classic Wisdom books in the Bible), we can find a pattern that has been time-tested to help us find deep growth, even when we're facing the things we fear most in this life. Taking an in-depth academic and spiritual approach to these three Book of the Bible, we can learn to grow in wisdom and hope.

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Check out the trailer for our new Membership Course on The Hive! We'll be releasing the classes on the pod, and if you're interested in watching the videos and participating in the associated activities, consider becoming a Member! All new Memberships start with a 7-day free trial. 

In our lives, we face real fears, pain, and suffering. These things can feel like metaphorical monsters lurking in the shadows and mist of a murky reality.  It can seem wherever we turn, there are people who can only seem to offer Hallmark-esque platitudes and even toxic positivity in response to the actual help our souls desire. The Biblical Wisdom tradition takes the opposite approach to pain and suffering. Through Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Job (three of the classic Wisdom books in the Bible), we can find a pattern that has been time-tested to help us find deep growth, even when we're facing the things we fear most in this life. Taking an in-depth academic and spiritual approach to these three Book of the Bible, we can learn to grow in wisdom and hope.

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Every year in the summertime, we are greeted by the loud songs of the cicada broods. There's normally about seven different broods at any given time who hatch underground after having lived five years or so underground. For many of the broods, they come up to the surface, they mate, they die. This year, however, we're also being visited by 'Brood 13' and 'Brood 17', and the sound is deafening. This meditation is an understanding of these cicada's prayers as a way of reevaluating our own prayer life. Want to watch the video version of this episode? Become a Patreon supporter! https://www.patreon.com/thehiveapiary

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Welcome to "the Way of Light!" This is a service found in the Episcopal Church's Book of Occasional Services (Published by Church Publishing) celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus. We hope that these prayers will be a powerful companion on this Easter journey and suggest you listen to this meditation while walking as they are traditionally experienced. You are also invited to pause between stations to extend this prayer session as long as you like. We are grateful to The Rt. Rev. Frank and Victoria Logue for recording these stations. And to The Rev. Jane Gober who organized this reading and added her voice to the recording session.

 

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We hope that these prayers will be a powerful companion on this Lenten journey and suggest you listen to this meditation while walking as they are traditionally experienced. You are also invited to pause between stations to extend this prayer session as long as you like. We are grateful to The Rt. Rev. Frank and Victoria Logue for writing these beautiful prayers and for recording these stations. And to The Rev. Jane Gober who organized this reading and added her voice to the recording session.

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In this special episode, the Rev. Dr. Hillary Raining joins a panel on the Episcopal Church's popular podcast, "Prophetic Voices: Preaching and Teaching Beloved Community".

In this episode of Prophetic Voices, we’ll be discussing the lectionary for Maundy Thursday. The texts covered in this episode are Exodus 12:1-4, (5-10), 11-14 and John 13:1-7, 31b-35. Our amazing guests this week are:    • The Rev. Canon Anna E. Rossi, canon precentor and director of interfaith engagement at Grace Cathedral, San Francisco. In this role, she stewards the community’s liturgical and sacramental life, diocesan festivals, and occasions that gather community across confessional lines.    • The thoughtful Melinda Garza Moran, vicar for St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls, S.D., and a Master of Divinity student at Luther Seminary. She is seeking ordination in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) for Word and Sacrament. She is a mom, a nani, and a passionate Latina. She enjoys working with diverse communities and is committed to social justice and racial reconciliation.    • The Rev. Dr. Hillary Raining, rector of St. Christopher's Church in Gladwyne, Penn., and creator of The Hive online spirituality and wellness digital community. Hillary is a beekeeper, yoga and meditation instructor, and a forest therapist.    Prophetic Voices is hosted by the Rev. Isaiah “Shaneequa” Brokenleg, The Episcopal Church’s staff officer for Racial Reconciliation. For more information on Becoming Beloved Community, visit iam.ec/becomingbelovedcommunity.

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