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Midlife Musings | From ONEING: Falling Upward

March 15th, 2024
This article is from ONEING: Falling Upward, the Fall 2023 issue of the Center for Action and Contemplation’s biannual journal. Both the limited-print edition of ONEING: Falling Upward and the downloadable PDF version are available now in our online bookstore.  In the musical The Wiz, Dorothy sings, “When I

Honoring the Life of Patricia Simmons

June 13th, 2023
Former CAC Co-Director Pat Simmons (1988–1994) passed away on April 25, 2023. In this article fellow Co-Director Christina Spahn reflects on their journey together during the early days of the Center for Action and Contemplation. On April 25, 2023, Pat Simmons, one of the first four CAC co-directors, died

Now Available! ONEING: Transitions

June 12th, 2023
Both the limited-print edition of ONEING: Transitions and the downloadable PDF version are available now in our online bookstore. How does your contemplative practice help you navigate many of the critical issues we face each day? CAC Publishing is excited to announce the release of ONEING: Transitions, which

Introduction to ONEING: Transitions by Brian McLaren

June 12th, 2023
This article is from the newest issue of the Center for Action and Contemplation’s biannual journal. Both the limited-print edition of ONEING: Transitions and the downloadable PDF version are available now in our online bookstore. I used to think that things were real, and change was something that happened to

Pilgrim from ONEING: Transitions

June 12th, 2023
This article is from the newest issue of the Center for Action and Contemplation’s biannual journal. Both the limited-print edition of ONEING: Transitions and the downloadable PDF version are available now in our online bookstore. Pilgrim is a word that accurately describes the average human being: someone on

Transition from ONEING: Transitions

June 12th, 2023
This article is from the newest issue of the Center for Action and Contemplation’s biannual journal. Both the limited-print edition of ONEING: Transitions and the downloadable PDF version are available now in our online bookstore. Our lives forever shift in new directions, pulling us like the moon pulls the

Now Available! ONEING: Nonviolence

November 15th, 2022
Both the limited-print edition of ONEING: Nonviolence and the downloadable PDF version are available now in our online bookstore. CAC Publishing is excited to announce that the Fall 2022 issue of ONEING is now available! ONEING: Nonviolence explores how nonviolent resistance can build a more just and loving world.

Nonviolence Is Christian Love in Action: A Conversation with John Lewis

November 15th, 2022
Both the limited-print edition of ONEING: Nonviolence and the downloadable PDF version are available now in our online bookstore. In 1995, I spent an afternoon speaking with civil rights activist and Georgia Congressman John Lewis (1940–2020), one of the world’s greatest teachers and practitioners of

Nonviolent Resistance: A Force More Powerful 

November 15th, 2022
Both the limited-print edition of ONEING: Nonviolence and the downloadable PDF version are available now in our online bookstore. As we look around the world and into our communities, the challenges we face can seem overpowering and impossible. Accelerating climate change, a tragic war of aggression in

Making Peace in the Belly of the Beast

November 15th, 2022
Both the limited-print edition of ONEING: Nonviolence and the downloadable PDF version are available now in our online bookstore. There are many people who speak of American exceptionalism. They usually mean that America is not just one nation among many, but that God has a special destiny for America. Some

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