Many years ago, in a class on developing spiritual practices, a man said to me, “My friends who believe in God have deep prayer practices that mean so much…I want to explore what it might mean to pray as an atheist. How do I pray … read more.

Beauty is a complicated word. When applied to standards of how human beings should look, it often makes us cringe, pass judgment, or seek the impossible. We hope to protect our children from impossible standards. When we find beauty in the natural world, we often … read more.