Reclaiming Life
By Andrea Bryant R-E-S-T. These four letters contain so much meaning. Depending on how we define rest along with our own experiences, the idea of rest may seem easy on some levels while challenging on...
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Tag: spirituality
HOPE: A Spiritual Assessment Tool
By Jae Hwang There are many spiritual assessments that we can use in a pastoral care setting. As a chaplain, I talk to the patient. David M. Rudd says, “it is common for people to feel hopeless when...
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On Birthing a New Identity
By Allie Williams I never expected seminary to lead me to birth work. I came to Candler School of Theology like many of my colleagues—answering a “call.” I didn’t know what for, only that this...
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Spirituality during the Pandemic
By D.E. Paulk In this blog I would like to speak to several ideas. One, the silver lining of the pandemic. Two, creative ways to reimagine spirituality when social distancing is mandated. Three, I wou...
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The Practice of Christian Spirituality
There is a hunger to learn more about how Christian spirituality can be integrated into our everyday life. Dorothy Bass, the editor of Practicing Our Faith, writes: We yearn for a richer and deeper un...
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Art and Spirituality
Tyler DeLong I’ve started work on this cross, slowly pushing myself towards doing more relief carving. There is a peace that has come with each movement of the knife and gouge—peace that is needed...
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The Pandemic and Spirituality
During the pandemic, more people have been connected with churches, mosques, synagogues, and other places of worship. There has been an uptick of young people who express interest in spirituality. Acc...
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Spiritual Paths
We use spiritual “paths” or “journeys” to describe our spiritual life as not static but a process. Different religious traditions imagine spiritual paths in various ways. My Ca...
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What is Spirituality?
I have taught courses on spirituality since the early 1990s. I have accompanied many students on their spiritual journeys and read hundreds of spiritual journals. So what is spirituality? Sandra Schne...
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Why I Teach This Course
During the pandemic, we face many challenges. As a teacher of spirituality for over two decades, I have accompanied hundreds of people on their spiritual journeys. I want to share what I have learned ...
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