Tag Archives: Spirituality

Drought Is a Form of God’s Joy

By Robin Bates | Published: July 8, 2012

If we look at a drought through God’s eyes, Rumi tells us, we will see green corn. The same holds for relationships.

By Robin Bates | Published: July 1, 2012

To find a sense of deep connectedness, Emerson tell us we can’t cling to fragments.

By Robin Bates | Published: June 24, 2012

Novelist Marilynne Robinson takes to task both narrow-minded scientists and narrow-minded believers and holds up fiction as a powerful road to truth.

By Robin Bates | Published: June 10, 2012

William Cowper understands the depressed ache of emptiness, which intensifies his longing for the Holy Spirit.

By Robin Bates | Published: May 20, 2012

Seeing sin more as human separateness from creation than as disobeying God may be a more powerful way to teach the concept to today’s students.

By Robin Bates | Published: April 8, 2012

Mary Oliver finds Easter holiness in a new born fawn.

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By Robin Bates | Published: March 18, 2012

The magnificent poet attributed to St. Patrick looks to nature to provide images for God’s strength and support.

By Robin Bates | Published: March 4, 2012

Rachel Barenblat’s poem about Queen Esther brings her down to earth and in the process makes her far more interesting.

By Robin Bates | Published: February 19, 2012

In Kathy Coffey’s poem, a mountain hike reveals a sudden glimpse into the sublime that brings Jesus’s transfiguration to mind.