At some undetermined moment in history, slightly after the ink dried on the first run edition of Johann Gutenberg’s Bible and before last Tuesday, it was decided that every focus group needed their own translation of the Bible. I’m inclined to believe this has a little less to do with providing tools for the spiritual [...]

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Daniel Ladinsky is an American poet who creates contemporary interpretations from the writings and poems of ancient spiritual mystics. I love his poems. They have emotion and heart, the language is wonderful, and they can be both funny and incredibly tender. And okay, they’re short in length and I’m all about the short poems. Long [...]

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A Sermon by Jay Emerson Johnson, Programming and Development Director at the Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion and Ministry, presented on National Coming Out Day at Pacific School of Religion, 2005.
According to Genesis, the beauty and wonders of creation came out of a formless void.
Abraham, our ancient ancestor in faith, came out [...]

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When I made the decision at the age of 40 to return to graduate school, the first step in seeking ordination within Christian ministry, I opted to attend Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, California, graduating with a Master’s of Divinity in 2003. I chose this particular seminary because I knew it was a liberal [...]

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