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The word community holds a quiet truth: unity lives at its heart. Not as sameness. Not as agreement. But as a shared commitment to show up—for one another, for the whole, for the sacred work of belonging. Community is not built by proximity alone. It’s shaped by the daily choice to listen, to include, to repair. It’s the practice of unity in motion—messy, imperfect, and holy. Unity doesn’t mean erasing difference. It means weaving it. Holding tension with grace. Making space for stories that stretch the soul. To live in community is to say: “You matter. We matter. Even when it’s hard.” And that kind of unity? It’s not a concept. It’s a way of being. a post inspired by  One Family Indivisible  by Steven Greenebaum Book Description: Throughout history we have divided ourselves into groupings of "us" and "them".  One Family: Indivisible  engagingly  invites the reader into the deeply spiritual and lifelong journey of the author to find a way to acknowledge ...

  The phrase “One Family Indivisible” serves not to flatten difference, but to honor it. Diversity is not a challenge to be managed—it is a gift to be received. It invites a deeper understanding of humanity, belonging, and love. Unity does not require uniformity. It calls for presence across languages, generations, abilities, and beliefs. It asks for listening beyond comfort, for releasing the need to be right, and for leaning into the grace of authenticity. To embrace diversity is to welcome contradiction. It means sitting with stories that unsettle familiar narratives. It means recognizing that spiritual kinship often begins where certainty ends. Communities are not unified by sameness, but by the ongoing choice to show up for one another—in the messy, beautiful work of relationship. a post inspired by  One Family Indivisible  by Steven Greenebaum Book Description: Throughout history we have divided ourselves into groupings of "us" and "them".  One Family: In...

  We often imagine spiritual growth as a staircase: each step deliberate, upward, and earned. But in truth, it’s more like a tide—sometimes rushing in with clarity and grace, other times receding into silence and shadow. What prompts growth? Not just prayer or practice, but rupture. Illness, loss, transition, contradiction. The moment when our tidy frameworks collapse and we’re left asking, “What now?” These are the sacred thresholds. Not because they feel holy, but because they strip us of illusion and invite us into deeper truth. And no, it’s not predictable. You can’t schedule an awakening. You can’t force insight. You can prepare the soil—through presence, humility, and community—but the seed sprouts when it’s ready. Sometimes in the middle of a crisis. Sometimes while washing dishes. Spiritual growth resists measurement. It loops, stalls, surprises. It asks us to trust the compost as much as the bloom. So, if you feel stuck, or messy, or unsure—good. You’re probably growi...

    Recently,  An Afternoon's Dictation  (Greenebaum), reached #55 on the Amazon bestseller list of books in ecumenism Christian theology, #170 in Christian ecumenism; and #215 in faith & spirituality. The book has been on bestseller lists many times.  Book Description:  In 1999 Steven Greenebaum felt he'd hit the wall. Fifty years old, he could not make sense of his life or the world around him. For several months he angrily demanded answers from God, if God were there. One afternoon, an inner voice told him to get a pen and paper and write. Steven then took dictation - three pages, not of commandments but guidance for leading a meaningful life.   An Afternoon's Dictation  grapples with, organizes, and deeply explores the revelations Steven received and then studied for over ten years. His sharing is NOT offered as the only possible way to understand it the dictation. It is offered, rather, as a start. The book's sections include deep explora...