Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction: Stories of the Sacred, Outside Religion
The Spirituality of Meeting
Another Country
Meeting Ground
IDENTITY: Meeting Ourselves
A Future Rising
A Raw Man
What Makes Us Who We Are
An Old Woman’s Parting Legacy
Slim Odds
Call Me by My True Names
A Brief Return to Eden
TRANSFORMATION: Meeting Ourselves in Others
A Man Who Would Listen
Richard’s Diner
The Sacred History of our Everyday Life
A Disquieting Neighbor
A Majestic Interruption
Life’s Highest Adventure
Masquerade
IMAGINATION: A New Heaven…
A Small Girl’s Stand for Justice
The Church and the Cotton Lamb
The Feeding Bowl Community
Dave and the Denim Dress
The Birdhouse Incident
Sophocles, Seagulls, and Success
Anatomy of a First Step
Conclusion: A Least Expected Heaven
Appendix