In a moment of general regret my husband said: “I’m sorry.” He was looking at me with tears in his eyes. I thought he…

Author’s note: This was originally delivered as a talk at Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL on April 1, 2011, as part of a series of…

I’ve always thought of myself as intuitive because that is how I score on all personality tests. It is supposed to bless me with…

Dedicated: To my friends who helped the homeless of Louisiana. To those whose ate mangoes on a beach in Hawaii while their water pipes…

Sunday Afternoon “Are you from the Unitarian Church?” A small, dark-haired woman drinking a soy latte and holding a copy of Enlightenment magazine smiled…

Tsunami Crash My husband may have had cause to find a concubine. Of course, I would have ignored the cause and made him my…

Words can hurt. Having childhood tears dismissed with sarcasm, “real men don’t cry,” proved that to me early in life. Even truthful words can…

I had a stick of CareFree gum, but it didn't work. I felt pretty good while I was blowing that bubble, but as soon…

Sometimes the simplest songs are best. I'm not thinking of simplistic music, the sort of mindless jingles that assault us in service of consumerist…

What follows is a conversation between Karen Baldwin & Kelsey Reed about fullness, spirituality & food. Karen: I have been thinking about this idea…