Rabbi Joseph Telushkin on having good manners as a spiritual practice of kindness.

Sue Patton Thoele on being nice as a natural outgrowth of kindness and caring.

Ann Bryan Smollin on bringing more joy, laughter, and humor into our daily lives.

A bold and imaginative set of questions that show the way into a hopeful and holy future for seekers of all stripes attracted to a new kind of Christianity.

Brian McLaren on the violent and judgment God worshiped by Fundamentalist Christians, Muslims, and Jews.

An imaginative vision of what the church might look like if it truly incarnated what Jesus taught and how he lived.

Quaker Philip Gulley on questions as a necessary tool in our spiritual evolution.

Lessons learned from running a church food pantry about being Jesus in a world of hunger, pain, yearning and loss.

Sara Miles on the meaning of new life as promised by Jesus.

An astonishing Swedish drama about a church choir and its creative director who take a meaningful and loving journey together: it is like a sauna of emotions and an incisive exploration of community.

An engaging romantic love drama that morphs into a deeper and richer consideration of the truly transformative power of love.

A Russian film about a self-absorbed youth who is driven by an insatiable yearning to have whatever he wants.

A heart-affecting drama about a magnificent bird imprisoned in a cage of wealth and privilege.

A biodrama about an extraordinary woman aviatrix who followed her passion and blazed a trail for others to do the same.

Jeffrey Johnson on the meaning of churches and Bethlehem nativity scenes as spirit houses.

The Abbe of Tourville on holding firm to an unassuming simplicity.

Eckhart Tolles' challenge to let go of unhappiness and negativity and to embrace happiness.

How wonder is an energy source and spiritual power that can provide an antidote to the widespread malaise of boredom.

On how wonder is an energy source that can alleviate boredom.

101 spiritual practices to try in everyday life as part of a soul fitness program.