# beloved community — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 5 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover beloved community. Page: Feed: --- ## [Grasping Beloved Community, Pt. 3](https://revdavidbarker.substack.com/p/grasping-beloved-community-pt-3) _2026-08-17 · David Barker · From the Porch_ We're All Created in the Image of God ## [Grasping Beloved Community, Pt. 2](https://revdavidbarker.substack.com/p/grasping-beloved-community-pt-2) _2026-08-10 · David Barker · From the Porch_ Beloved Community, the American Dream, and the Kingdom of God ## [Grasping Beloved Community, Pt. 1](https://revdavidbarker.substack.com/p/understanding-beloved-community-pt) _2026-08-03 · David Barker · From the Porch_ Scriptural foundations of Beloved Community ## [The Tragedy of Power: And What It Takes to Build Another World](https://fatheradambucko.substack.com/p/the-tragedy-of-power-and-what-it) _2026-08-02 · Adam Bucko · Contemplative Witness with Adam Bucko_ A sermon on Matthew 14:13–21 ## [The Night of the Great Unzipping](https://revdavidbarker.substack.com/p/the-night-of-the-great-unzipping) _2026-07-27 · David Barker · From the Porch_ Faith, Vulnerability, and the Promise of Healing ## [Environmental Justice and Decreasing the P(doom) of AI](https://oneworldhouse.net/2026/07/26/environmental-justice-and-decreasing-the-pdoom-of-ai/) _2026-07-27 · Mark Y. A. Davies · One World House – Mark Davies_ Among the many ethical concerns related to AI is the detrimental environmental impact owing to the water and energy use of new AI Data centers, and much of this environmental impact will be felt most acutely by the most vulnerable among us. The climate scientists warned us about more intense heat waves, rising sea levels, \[…\] ## [Working for Thou](https://revdavidbarker.substack.com/p/working-for-thou) _2026-07-20 · David Barker · From the Porch_ Walking the Walk for Beloved Community ## [Where Love Takes Root: Reflecting on the wisdom of Dorothy Day, Dipa Ma, and Andrew Young with Kaira Jewel Lingo and Adam Bucko](https://fatheradambucko.substack.com/p/where-love-takes-root-reflecting) _2026-07-17 · Adam Bucko · Contemplative Witness with Adam Bucko_ Sign up for our July 18th Beloved Community for Engaged Spiritual Gather ## [The Walls Answered Back: Standing in prayer outside an ICE detention center, we heard the people inside answer](https://fatheradambucko.substack.com/p/the-walls-answered-back-standing) _2026-07-13 · Adam Bucko · Contemplative Witness with Adam Bucko_ Contemplative Witness with Adam Bucko is a reader-supported publication. ## [If Only We Had A Bill of Obligations...](https://revdavidbarker.substack.com/p/if-only-we-had-a-bill-of-obligations) _2026-07-13 · David Barker · From the Porch_ Simone Weil and the Limits of a Rights-Based Faith ## [Non-Custodial Crypto Gateway (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/aKWE8sSe5Ueq) _2026-07-13 · **Sponsored**_ Accept multi-chain crypto, automated fee handling, and trustless escrow with real-time settlement. ## [Not A Right--An Obligation](https://revdavidbarker.substack.com/p/not-a-right-an-obligation) _2026-07-06 · David Barker · From the Porch_ Jesus Never Spoke of Rights. He Spoke of Obligations. ## [How Would a Christian Celebrate the Fourth of July?](https://fatheradambucko.substack.com/p/how-would-a-christian-celebrate-the) _2026-07-05 · Adam Bucko · Contemplative Witness with Adam Bucko_ Contemplative Witness with Adam Bucko is a reader-supported publication. ## [BEING AND BECOMING – BUT WHY?](https://newthoughtevolutionary.wordpress.com/2026/07/05/being-and-becoming-but-why/) _2026-07-05 · JimLockard · New Thought Evolutionary_ “People decide to live a spiritual life, they think it’s going to be all flower petals and incense; but really it’s much more like ‘I can’t eat my dinner because I’ve just learned something upsetting about myself.’” ~ David Hawkins, M.D., Ph.D. Transcending the Mind What is the reason that you are a student of … Continue reading BEING AND BECOMING – BUT WHY? ## [Staying Found](https://revdavidbarker.substack.com/p/staying-found) _2026-06-22 · David Barker · From the Porch_ Choosing Love over Empire ## [WHAT IS MINE TO DO? HOW AM I TO DO IT?](https://newthoughtevolutionary.wordpress.com/2026/06/17/what-is-mine-to-do-how-am-i-to-do-it/) _2026-06-17 · JimLockard · New Thought Evolutionary_ “To begin by always thinking of love as an action rather than a feeling is one way in which anyone using the word in this manner automatically assumes accountability and responsibility.”~ bell hooks Few questions are more important to an individual than the question “What is mine to do?” This question calls forth a sense … Continue reading WHAT IS MINE TO DO? HOW AM I TO DO IT? ## [Just Do It](https://revdavidbarker.substack.com/p/just-do-it) _2026-06-15 · David Barker · From the Porch_ Smart phone, tablet, exercise, and if there’s time, Jesus ## [The Problem of Worshiping Power](https://oneworldhouse.net/2026/06/14/the-problem-of-worshiping-power/) _2026-06-14 · Mark Y. A. Davies · One World House – Mark Davies_ If there is something like what we call God as the source of the cosmos, it is extremely difficult to logically hold together the beliefs that such an entity is both all-powerful and all-good. Even defenders of theism recognize this difficulty and wrestle with attempting to understand and explain it. To borrow a famous line \[…\] ## [Created to Be Like God](https://revdavidbarker.substack.com/p/created-to-be-like-god) _2026-06-08 · David Barker · From the Porch_ Whatever Your Goal in Life, It's Too Low ## [Bread, Circuses, and Beloved Community](https://oneworldhouse.net/2026/06/07/bread-circuses-and-beloved-community/) _2026-06-07 · Mark Y. A. Davies · One World House – Mark Davies_ When empires are in decline, they often create spectacles and distractions to keep much of the citizenry from seeing the depths of debauchery to which the society has sunk. By keeping the masses fed and entertained, they can more easily be controlled and manipulated by those who are in power. This is the logic of \[…\] ## [Love, Justice, and the End of the World as We Know It](https://oneworldhouse.net/2026/06/03/love-justice-and-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it/) _2026-06-03 · Mark Y. A. Davies · One World House – Mark Davies_ I agree with the climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe who maintains that we need realistic hope in order not to fall into despair and apathy in relation to the climate crisis (See her excellent book, Saving Us). I also agree with climate justice activist Bill McKibben that we have the technical and financial ability to go \[…\] ## [Licensed Dispensaries, Pay with Crypto (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/cr2doHBDQuki) _2026-06-03 · **Sponsored**_ Search verified licensed dispensaries and pay with Bitcoin, Lightning, or stablecoins. ## [Post-Truth Society](https://oneworldhouse.net/2026/05/17/post-truth-society/) _2026-05-17 · Mark Y. A. Davies · One World House – Mark Davies_ Democracy cannot survive in a post-truth society. The truth and evidence-based critical thinking matter if we are to develop the shared understanding of reality that makes beloved community possible. Autocrats know that democracy cannot survive in a context where there is no shared truth and no shared valuing of the truth, which is why they \[…\] ## [THERE IS SUFFERING AND THEN THERE IS SUFFERING](https://newthoughtevolutionary.wordpress.com/2026/05/13/there-is-suffering-and-then-there-is-suffering/) _2026-05-13 · JimLockard · New Thought Evolutionary_ “There are, then, two kinds of experiences which we call suffering —that which is totally unproductive, the neurotic state of meaningless depression, and that which is the essential condition of every step on the way to what C.G. Jung has called individuation.” ~ Helen Luke When Ernest Holmes wrote that the world had learned all … Continue reading THERE IS SUFFERING AND THEN THERE IS SUFFERING ## [The Kingdom of God Is Now or Never—Turning 51 and Learning to Live Between Surrender and Awe](https://fatheradambucko.substack.com/p/the-kingdom-of-god-is-now-or-neverturning) _2026-05-11 · Adam Bucko · Contemplative Witness with Adam Bucko_ Contemplative Witness with Adam Bucko is a reader-supported publication. ## [YOUR RELIGION IS WHAT YOU DO EVERY DAY](https://newthoughtevolutionary.wordpress.com/2026/05/01/your-religion-is-what-you-do-every-day/) _2026-05-01 · JimLockard · New Thought Evolutionary_ “Your actions speak so loudly, I cannot hear what you are saying.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson (attributed) The Latin origins of the word “religion”– In Latin religiō originally meant ‘obligation, bond’. It was probably derived from the verb religāre ‘tie back, tie tight’ (source of the English word rely), a compound formed from the prefix re- … Continue reading YOUR RELIGION IS WHAT YOU DO EVERY DAY ## [A UNIVERSE WITHOUT BOUNDARIES IS OUR HOME](https://newthoughtevolutionary.wordpress.com/2026/04/25/a-universe-without-boundaries-is-our-home/) _2026-04-25 · JimLockard · New Thought Evolutionary_ In recognition of the 100th Anniversary of “The Science of Mind” Text, 1926 Edition, let us look at living in a universe without boundaries and how psychic phenomena fit into that idea. “We are not limited by actual boundaries, but by false ideas about life and by a failure to recognize that we are dealing … Continue reading A UNIVERSE WITHOUT BOUNDARIES IS OUR HOME ## [Tomorrow: When the World Feels Like It’s Breaking—Where Do We Stand?](https://fatheradambucko.substack.com/p/tomorrow-when-the-world-feels-like) _2026-04-24 · Adam Bucko · Contemplative Witness with Adam Bucko_ You are invited to a conversation with civil rights legend Andrew Young ## [You are invited to a conversation with civil rights legend Andrew Young](https://fatheradambucko.substack.com/p/you-are-invited-to-a-conversation) _2026-04-23 · Adam Bucko · Contemplative Witness with Adam Bucko_ An Easy Burden: Faith, Courage, and the Work of the Beloved Community ## [LIVING JOYFULLY IN THE SORROWS OF THE WORLD: A RECIPE FOR SPIRITUAL GROWTH](https://newthoughtevolutionary.wordpress.com/2026/04/13/living-joyfully-in-the-sorrows-of-the-world-a-recipe-for-spiritual-growth/) _2026-04-13 · JimLockard · New Thought Evolutionary_ “Participate joyfully in the sorrows of the world. We cannot cure the world of sorrows, but we can choose to live in joy.”~ Joseph Campbell Reflections on the Art of Being: A Joseph Campbell Companion During the past two weeks, I attended a retreat and a convention in the United States. Both had the idea … Continue reading LIVING JOYFULLY IN THE SORROWS OF THE WORLD: A RECIPE FOR SPIRITUAL GROWTH ## [The Locked Room: Where We Go When Life Breaks—and What Finds Us There](https://fatheradambucko.substack.com/p/the-locked-room-where-we-go-when) _2026-04-13 · Adam Bucko · Contemplative Witness with Adam Bucko_ A Sermon for the Second Sunday of Easter ## [A Quiet Resistance in a Violent World: A Prayer](https://fatheradambucko.substack.com/p/a-quiet-resistance-in-a-violent-world) _2026-04-11 · Adam Bucko · Contemplative Witness with Adam Bucko_ O our Lady of Częstochowa, ## [Accept your Doppler invite (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/DH7jEhThMKsM) _2026-04-11 · **Sponsored**_ Create your Doppler account using the invite code you received. ## [Standing Between Those Who Fight: A lesson learned from the life and teachings of Francis of Assisi](https://fatheradambucko.substack.com/p/standing-between-those-who-fight) _2026-04-10 · Adam Bucko · Contemplative Witness with Adam Bucko_ Today we welcome a guest post by Jon M. Sweeney ## [FOLLOW YOUR BLISS – IN THIS ECONOMY?](https://newthoughtevolutionary.wordpress.com/2026/03/20/follow-your-bliss-in-this-economy/) _2026-03-20 · JimLockard · New Thought Evolutionary_ “When the world seems to be falling apart, the rule is to hang on to your own bliss. That is the life that survives.” ~ Joseph Campbell The essential message of the work of Joseph Campbell over half a century can be distilled down to one often misunderstood phrase: FOLLOW YOUR BLISS. Campbell was a … Continue reading FOLLOW YOUR BLISS – IN THIS ECONOMY? ## [LIVING AUTHENTICALLY IN CHALLENGING TIMES](https://newthoughtevolutionary.wordpress.com/2026/01/29/living-authentically-in-challenging-times/) _2026-01-29 · JimLockard · New Thought Evolutionary_ “Whatever happens, stay alive. Don’t die before you’re dead. Don’t lose yourself, don’t lose hope, don’t lose direction. Stay alive, with yourself, with every cell of your body, with every fiber of your skin. Stay alive, learn, study, think, read, build, invent, create, speak, write, dream, design. Stay alive, stay alive inside you, stay alive … Continue reading LIVING AUTHENTICALLY IN CHALLENGING… ## [An Open Letter to the Mayor and City Council of Oklahoma City](https://oneworldhouse.net/2026/01/24/an-open-letter-to-the-mayor-and-city-council-of-oklahoma-city/) _2026-01-24 · Mark Y. A. Davies · One World House – Mark Davies_ Dear Mayor David Holt and Members of the City Council of Oklahoma City, In response to a Threads post opposing a possible ICE detention center in Oklahoma City (dated January 18, 2026) that tagged Mayor David Holt and which stated “We absolutely do not want this and do not need this in OKC,” Mayor Holt \[…\] ## [They Hate Jesus](https://oneworldhouse.net/2026/01/19/white-christian-nationalists-hate-jesus/) _2026-01-19 · Mark Y. A. Davies · One World House – Mark Davies_ (Reflections on MLK Day, 2026) Notice that white Christian nationalists rarely if ever talk about following Jesus. Rather they boast about following Christ, but the Christ concept they have created to support their racist nationalism has nothing to do with the person of Jesus as portrayed by the gospels. In other words, white Christian nationalism, \[…\] ## [WE ARE IN A TIME OF POLYCRISIS – WHAT IS BEING CALLED FORTH FROM WITHIN?](https://newthoughtevolutionary.wordpress.com/2026/01/08/we-are-in-a-time-of-polycrisis-what-is-being-called-forth-from-within/) _2026-01-08 · JimLockard · New Thought Evolutionary_ “If you’ve been feeling confused and as though everything is impacting on you all at the same time, this is not a personal, private experience. This is actually a collective experience.” ~ Adam Tooze, Historian According to Wikipedia, a polycrisis (from the French polycrise) is a situation in which multiple, distinct crises (economic, environmental, geopolitical, … Continue reading WE ARE IN A… ## [A Most Consequential Year](https://oneworldhouse.net/2026/01/01/a-most-consequential-year/) _2026-01-01 · Mark Y. A. Davies · One World House – Mark Davies_ 2026, our 250th year as a nation, is the year we must save democracy in the United States. The electoral victory in November 2026 by the Democratic Party must be so decisive and overwhelming that it places real and binding limits on the fascists in our government. If American fascists are somehow able retain control \[…\] ## [ON INTEGRITY](https://newthoughtevolutionary.wordpress.com/2025/11/22/on-integrity/) _2025-11-22 · JimLockard · New Thought Evolutionary_ Integrity is a shared process. Integrity is interrelational. Integrity is contextual. Integrity is integrating. Integrity is unscripted. Integrity is a kind of super-attention. Integrity is watching for the cracks in what you thought you knew. Integrity is willingness to learn together. ~ Nora Bateson Integrity is an important word and concept. It is critically important … Continue reading ON… ## [Blessed Memory](https://oneworldhouse.net/2025/11/02/blessed-memory/) _2025-11-02 · Mark Y. A. Davies · One World House – Mark Davies_ All Souls’ Day is a time to reflect on the lives of all those who have come before us as a way of recognizing their continued presence with us through memory and influence. Those who have gone before us have a kind of ongoing spiritual presence in our lives. Together we can learn from their \[…\] ## [Finding Courage in Chaos](https://oneworldhouse.net/2025/10/26/finding-courage-in-chaos/) _2025-10-26 · Mark Y. A. Davies · One World House – Mark Davies_ It is normal and justified to be scared in times like these. Political violence is on the rise, governmental power is being misused and abused, high profile critics of our government are being unjustly prosecuted by a justice department controlled by an autocratic president seeking to punish his political opponents, academic freedom and freedom of \[…\] ## [The Kentucky Derby is Better Than Christmas](https://sydweedon.org/2025/05/04/the-kentucky-derby-is-better-than-christmas/) _2025-05-04 · Syd Weedon · A Small Blue Marble_ This is me talking about the Derby, the horses, the rain and the squirrels. ## [I Like My Whiskey Clean](https://sydweedon.org/2025/04/14/i-like-my-whiskey-clean/) _2025-04-15 · Syd Weedon · A Small Blue Marble_ "....I like my whiskey clean and my cigarettes fresh...." ## [Full Moon Power](https://sydweedon.org/2025/04/13/full-moon-power/) _2025-04-14 · Syd Weedon · A Small Blue Marble_ "...it was vitally important to me to get the tree in the ground under the full moon..." ## [The Spell of Survival](https://sydweedon.org/2025/03/16/the-spell-of-survival/) _2025-03-16 · Syd Weedon · A Small Blue Marble_ The Spell of Survival I will not be destroyed.I will live, and my children will live,Here I lift the powerfrom earth, sky, fire and water.Hear, I lift the powerof the ancestors, the ancient ones,those who walk with me,names remembered and forgotten. Hear! I call the wind and water.Here I spill the wine –Here I call \[…\] ## [Some of my best memories](https://sydweedon.org/2025/03/01/some-of-my-best-memories/) _2025-03-02 · Syd Weedon · A Small Blue Marble_ Some of my best memories are of being out on the water with my father fishing, If I could, I would go back there in a heartbeat. ## [Chatting with the AI](https://sydweedon.org/2025/02/02/chatting-with-the-ai/) _2025-02-03 · Syd Weedon · A Small Blue Marble_ What are the best things to feed to squirrels? Squirrels can be delightful little guests, but it’s important to offer them the right kind of snacks. Here are some treats they’ll appreciate: Avoid giving them processed foods, sugary snacks, or anything with salt. Providing a balanced diet helps ensure their good health and energy levels. \[…\] ## [out in the back yard, in my jammies](https://sydweedon.org/2025/01/30/out-in-the-back-yard-in-my-jammies/) _2025-01-31 · Syd Weedon · A Small Blue Marble_ "My morning began like many do: I was out in the back yard, in my jammies and robe feeding the birds..." ## [The Beloved Community](https://sydweedon.org/2025/01/20/the-beloved-community/) _2025-01-20 · Syd Weedon · A Small Blue Marble_ "...only when it is dark enough, can you see the stars..." ## [Expecting](https://sydweedon.org/2025/01/12/expecting/) _2025-01-12 · Syd Weedon · A Small Blue Marble_ “I started writing this as a storm journal because I expected the snowstorm would be really bad, much worse than it turned out to be. As it turns out, the real drama of the week would be in Los Angeles…” ## [Glasses](https://sydweedon.org/2025/01/06/glasses/) _2025-01-07 · Syd Weedon · A Small Blue Marble_ "I have always resisted wearing glasses. They were a symbol of creeping mortality that I didn’t want to acknowledge..."