# contemplative (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 5 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover contemplative. Page: Feed: --- ## [The Future of the Anglican Parish Church Is Mixed Ecology](https://postsecularcontemplative.substack.com/p/the-future-of-the-anglican-parish) _2026-08-21 · Ian J Mobsby · Contemplative Christian in a PostSecular Culture of Collapse_ A personal perspective from an Anglican Diocesan Missioner in Canada ## [Who do you say I am? A Guided Contemplative Reflection for those who have felt wounded by Christians and Church or felt excluded in some form.](https://postsecularcontemplative.substack.com/p/who-do-you-say-i-am-a-guided-contemplative) _2026-08-20 · Ian J Mobsby · Contemplative Christian in a PostSecular Culture of Collapse_ A Guided Contemplative Reflection drawing on the words of Jesus in Matthew 16: 13-20 by Ian J Mobsby ## [Who do you say I am? A Contemplative Reflection on Matthew 16:13-20, the Lectionary Gospel for the 13th Sunday after Pentecost, 12th after Trinity and Proper 21.](https://postsecularcontemplative.substack.com/p/who-do-you-say-i-am-a-contemplative) _2026-08-19 · Ian J Mobsby · Contemplative Christian in a PostSecular Culture of Collapse_ A Contemplative Reflection by Ian J Mobsby ## [A Mercy Wider than Our Borders](https://postsecularcontemplative.substack.com/p/a-mercy-wider-than-our-borders) _2026-08-16 · Ian J Mobsby · Contemplative Christian in a PostSecular Culture of Collapse_ A Homily I gave today at Christ's Church Anglican Cathedral Hamilton Ontario. ## [Reclaiming the Permanent & Distinctive Diaconate of Pre-Christendom for our Post-Christendom reality - A Missional imperative.](https://postsecularcontemplative.substack.com/p/reclaiming-the-permanent-and-distinctive) _2026-08-14 · Ian J Mobsby · Contemplative Christian in a PostSecular Culture of Collapse_ A personal reflection from a Diocesan Missioner working in the Anglican Church of Canada. ## [Love Beyond Boundaries, A Guided Comtemplative Practice focusing on Jesus' encounter with the Canaanite Woman in Matt 15.](https://postsecularcontemplative.substack.com/p/love-beyond-boundaries-a-guided-comtemplative) _2026-08-13 · Ian J Mobsby · Contemplative Christian in a PostSecular Culture of Collapse_ A Creative Contemplative Practice by Ian J Mobsby ## [God's Missional Love Beyond Our Boundaries, A Contemplative Reflection on the Lectionary Text of Mt 15:(10-20), 21-28 for the 12th Sunday After Pentecost, 11th After Trinity and Proper 20](https://postsecularcontemplative.substack.com/p/gods-missional-love-beyond-our-boundaries) _2026-08-12 · Ian J Mobsby · Contemplative Christian in a PostSecular Culture of Collapse_ An Alternative Reflection on a Difficult Text by Ian J Mobsby ## [Beyond An Obsession with Outreach: Why the Renewal of the Church Requires Contextual Mission](https://postsecularcontemplative.substack.com/p/beyond-an-obsession-with-outreach) _2026-08-07 · Ian J Mobsby · Contemplative Christian in a PostSecular Culture of Collapse_ A heart felt missional reflection from a practitioner ## [Guided Contemplative Practice: I Am, Do not be Afraid, inspired by Matthew 14:22-33.](https://postsecularcontemplative.substack.com/p/guided-contemplative-practice-i-am) _2026-08-06 · Ian J Mobsby · Contemplative Christian in a PostSecular Culture of Collapse_ A contemplative Prayer Practice created by Ian J Mobsby ## [A Table With Room for Everyone: The Bravery of the Canaanite Woman Overcoming Prejudice](https://postsecularcontemplative.substack.com/p/a-table-with-room-for-everyone-the) _2026-08-05 · Ian J Mobsby · Contemplative Christian in a PostSecular Culture of Collapse_ A Homily I gave today in deep respect for the Canaanite nameless woman ## [In the Storm Yahweh (I Am): A Contemplative Reflection on the Gospel Lectionary text of Matthew 14:22-33 for the 11th Sunday after Pentecost 10th after Trinity and Proper 19.](https://postsecularcontemplative.substack.com/p/in-the-storm-yahweh-i-am-a-contemplative) _2026-08-05 · Ian J Mobsby · Contemplative Christian in a PostSecular Culture of Collapse_ A personal reflection by Ian J Mobsby ## [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 ## [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. ## [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. ## [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. ## [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 ## [Beyond, always beyond: The great awakening of Abishiktinanda](https://spiritualimagination.substack.com/p/beyond-always-beyond-the-great-awakening) _2026-04-17 · Spiritual Imagination · Center for Spiritual Imagination_ A post by Kyle Outlaw ## [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, ## [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 ## [Where is Jesus?](https://spiritualimagination.substack.com/p/where-is-jesus) _2026-04-06 · Spiritual Imagination · Center for Spiritual Imagination_ A post by the Rev. Dr. Michael Sniffen ## [What I Learned About Lent from a Cactus](https://spiritualimagination.substack.com/p/what-i-learned-about-lent-from-a) _2026-03-26 · Spiritual Imagination · Center for Spiritual Imagination_ A post by The Very Rev. Dr. Michael Sniffen ## [Entrando a nuestras celdas interiores: oración meditativa en español](https://spiritualimagination.substack.com/p/entrando-a-nuestras-celdas-interiores) _2026-02-05 · Josue Perea · Center for Spiritual Imagination_ Entering Our Inner Cells: Contemplative Prayer in Spanish ## [Beginning Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar](https://theadamburgess.substack.com/p/beginning-martyr-by-kaveh-akbar) _2026-01-01 · Everyday Revelations · Everyday Revelations_ The January 2025 Project Read ## [Rattle the Foundations of Your Own Ruins](https://theadamburgess.substack.com/p/rattle-the-foundations-of-your-own) _2025-12-30 · Everyday Revelations · Everyday Revelations_ Baldwin's Message of Love ## [Together, or Not At All](https://theadamburgess.substack.com/p/together-or-not-at-all) _2025-12-23 · Everyday Revelations · Everyday Revelations_ Baldwin on Race and Justice ## [The Welcome Table](https://theadamburgess.substack.com/p/the-welcome-table) _2025-12-16 · Everyday Revelations · Everyday Revelations_ On the First Five Chapters of The Gospel According to James Baldwin ## [Hip Hop IS a Contemplative Form of Music](https://spiritualimagination.substack.com/p/hip-hop-is-a-contemplative-form-of) _2025-12-12 · Josue Perea · Center for Spiritual Imagination_ “Love is sharing knowledge, there’s so much to gain Love is every time I put pen to the page” ## [Incarnational Intelligence](https://spiritualimagination.substack.com/p/incarnational-intelligence) _2025-12-06 · Paul Swanson · Center for Spiritual Imagination_ Photo credit: Pixabay ## [Announcing the 2026 Contemplative Reading Project Titles](https://theadamburgess.substack.com/p/announcing-the-2026-contemplative) _2025-12-05 · Everyday Revelations · Everyday Revelations_ #theCRPblog ## [The Gospel According to James Baldwin](https://theadamburgess.substack.com/p/the-gospel-according-to-james-baldwin) _2025-12-01 · Everyday Revelations · Everyday Revelations_ December 2025 Contemplative Read ## [Grief and Gratitude](https://theadamburgess.substack.com/p/grief-and-gratitude) _2025-11-30 · Everyday Revelations · Everyday Revelations_ Saying Goodbye to My Mom ## [No Kings on Christ the King Sunday](https://spiritualimagination.substack.com/p/no-kings-on-christ-the-king-sunday) _2025-11-26 · Spiritual Imagination · Center for Spiritual Imagination_ A post by Lisa DeBenedittis ## [Following the Idea into the Dark](https://theadamburgess.substack.com/p/following-the-idea-into-the-dark) _2025-11-14 · Everyday Revelations · Everyday Revelations_ On Paul Tran’s “The Cave” ## [Towards a Liberative Contemplation](https://spiritualimagination.substack.com/p/towards-a-liberative-contemplation) _2025-11-14 · Josue Perea · Center for Spiritual Imagination_ The purpose of all the disciplines is to make it possible for that which is the ground of life to become a part of the conscious awareness of the individual. ## [The Empty Porch Swing](https://theadamburgess.substack.com/p/the-empty-porch-swing) _2025-11-10 · Everyday Revelations · Everyday Revelations_ What Happened to Us, Neighbor? ## ["The Orchard of Knowing"](https://theadamburgess.substack.com/p/the-orchard-of-knowing) _2025-11-07 · Everyday Revelations · Everyday Revelations_ All the Flowers Kneeling, Part 1 ## [The Wisdom of Sophia](https://spiritualimagination.substack.com/p/the-wisdom-of-sophia) _2025-08-08 · Kyle Outlaw · Center for Spiritual Imagination_ "Sophia" by Mary Plaster ## [On The Holy Blues, Sinners, and Contemplative Dance](https://spiritualimagination.substack.com/p/on-the-holy-blues-sinners-and-contemplative) _2025-07-09 · Josue Perea · Center for Spiritual Imagination_ or, thoughts about dancing and contemplation by a non-dancer ## [The shrine](https://ando.life/journal/the-shrine) _2025-03-06 · Ando · Latest - A N D Ō_ The shrine The shrine is a new online space, connected to the physical space of my shrine, created in service to those requesting or needing prayers to be said on their behalf. I am here for this — the door of my heart is always open to your prayer requests. Right now, please submit your prayer request here , and I will add your request to my prayer list. If you have any questions, please get in…