A Different Advent
Take a walk with Glenda Taylor at Earthsprings Retreat Center to experience the first hints of the advent of spring. https://youtu.be/AK9t-WYXKx4 To lean [...]
A Grandmother’s Prayer for Young Men, by Glenda Taylor
A Grandmother’s Prayer for Young Men, by Glenda Taylor Oh, Great and Good Spirit, behold these many young men, especially those just coming into their [...]
“What We Want, We Have,” an excerpt from Huston Smith’s “The World Religions”
Hinduism and the Meaning of the Self, an excerpt from Huston Smith: “…Pleasure, success, responsible discharge of duty, and liberation—we have completed the circuit of [...]
Ancestry: Surnames: Herbert Williams, My Stepfather
My stepfather might as well have been Amish, if you consider how he lived. Of course, he wouldn’t have known what Amish meant, probably. He [...]
A Partial Timeline for Women’s Studies, by Dawn Warren
1850 BC Egyptian texts describe the first known reference to contraceptives. 1750 BC The Code of Hammurabi, the Babylonian law code, protects a woman's right [...]
“Centering,” an excerpt, by Glenda Taylor
…And so, here is my report on my own trial and error techniques for centering and maintaining some sense of wholeness in the midst of [...]
“Prayer,” a poem by Glenda Taylor
Prayer, a Poem by Glenda Taylor Saying the word God is placing a flaming arrow on your tongue. As sacrament, it may be meant [...]
“The Trees Acquire New Dresses,” a poem by Glenda Taylor
The Trees Acquire New Dresses, a poem by Glenda Taylor Once again, as spring begins, the trees acquire new dresses. Floral prints. First the one I call [...]
“Cracks,” a poem by Glenda Taylor
“Cracks,” a poem by Glenda Taylor I. Somehow, perhaps temporarily, I have fallen into one or another of the cracks that can open in Wholeness itself, [...]
“Lightness,” a poem by Glenda Taylor
Lightness, a poem by Glenda Taylor With what feathery lightness do you step, And in such silence, yet surprise me— Scorpion walking on my bare [...]
