This is the recording from our Dinner & Dialogue gathering on 04/29/26, entitled Relating From Mystery. In this episode, we talk about what it looks like to relate to the world from this sense of mystery and curiosity -- to disrupt our future storytelling and worrying with a sense of unknowing that always invites us back to the present moment to tend gently to what is going on within us and around us. Thanks for tuning in!

This is the recording from our Dinner & Dialogue gathering on 04/22/26, entitled The Big Mystery. In this episode, we talk about the big, cosmic mystery within which all of our human dramas are taking place, gaining inspiration from the recent DESI 3D map of the cosmos, we remember that something incomprehensible, grandiose, and mysterious is taking place here -- and we each have a part in it. Thanks for tuning in!

This is the recording from our Dinner & Dialogue gathering on 04/16/26, entitled Circling the Mystery. In this episode, we introduce this series on mystery by reflecting on how mystery is an orienting device, rather than a navigating one, and how there are areas in our lives where we need clarity, but there is also always an invitation to let the mystery hold all that we do. Thanks for tuning in!

This is the recording from our Dinner & Dialogue gathering on 04/08/26, entitled What is Progressive Christianity? with Jim Burklo. In this episode, we welcome pastor and author Jim Burklo, who shared thoughts from his recent book, Water in the Desert, on the core convictions of a progressive Christianity that is centered on love and a common table where all are welcome. Thanks for tuning in!

This is a special episode that is an our 2026 Easter Meditation, entitled, A Radiant Theosis: Catching a Flash of the True Self on Resurrection Sunday. In this episode, we talk about the Easter story from Matthew 28, and read it as a metaphor for catching a glimpse of the True Self, connecting that theme with our Lenten series and our Good Friday meditation. Christ is risen, and thanks for tuning in!

This is a special episode that is a Good Friday Meditation. You can listen to this while walking the stations of the cross, or strolling your neighborhood or the coast, or while sitting down wherever you are comfortable. Happy Holy Week, and thanks for tuning in!

This is the recording from our Dinner & Dialogue gathering on 04/01/26, entitled Giving Up, For Good. In this episode, we bring this series Giving Up and Waking Up to a close by reflecting on how this practice of letting go can extend far beyond Lent, and how when we have eyes to see things in our life that are no longer serving us and can detach from them, a deeper connection with our fellow humanity blossoms. Thanks for tuning in!

This is the recording from our Dinner & Dialogue gathering on 03/25/26, entitled Unveilings of Our Unravelling Egos. In this episode, we reflect on the insights that came from our honest sharing about the ways our egos show up in the world, and how beneath our performance and protection, there is a profound, common longing for belonging in our shared human situation. Thanks for tuning in!