The Upper Room

As the RESILIENCE conference approaches, I find myself thinking about resilience and compassion, solidarity and freedom. Read More

The idea of compassion is often mistaken for a soft touch that overlooks wrongdoing. True compassion Read More

During this month when those in the United States are celebrating and contemplating the meaning of Read More

I have a friend who is a rabbi in the Houston area. When I used to Read More

The year 2010 is marked with personal historical significance. I witnessed my mother move from diagnosis Read More

“When the spiritual life feels so uprooted, it can be almost impossible to believe—or even to Read More

Following the death of Tyre Nichols and so many other recent acts of violence and destruction Read More

The Word became flesh and made his home among us. —John 1:14, CEB This month the Read More

It’s two o’clock on Saturday afternoon, and I am clad in yoga pants, T-shirt, and an Read More

Imagination (noun): The faculty of imagining, or of forming mental images or concepts of what is Read More