Cristina Spencer

Once upon a time we had no children, and then one day, we had one. My delivery had not gone according to plan. Indeed, before the baby came...

The fault line in my Christian faith that eventually led to my seismic faith shake up, had to do with what happens when we die. I could nev...

This December I learned that I am part of the largest growing religious group in the United States. No, I'm not an Evangelical Christia...

Consider yourself fore-warned: There are a few people out there who have signed up to follow my Twitter and my blog posts. You've seen ...

From The Shelter of Each other by Mary Pipher: "Good stories have the power to save us. Reality is full of cautionary tales, heroes an...

From the Carol Cosman's introduction to Emile Durkheim's The Elementary Forms of Religious Life: "Durkheim believed--or hoped--...

"Your heart is the hub of all sacred places, go there and roam" - Nityananda

From Geography of Bliss by Eric Weiner "Where we are is vital to who we are. By 'where' I'm speaking not only of our physi...

Join me as I document my various experiments in building community. Here's the deal. I think that to live a meaningful life--each pers...

From Happiness is An Inside Job, by Sylvia Boorstein "It's incredibly easy to become confused. The mind becomes overwhelmed--by a ...