The hospitality of silence
Karie Charlton finds new depths to hospitality during a silent retreat.
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Stitches of lovingkindness
Karie Charlton helps a colleague create a Jewish prayer shawl and reflects on interfaith friendship and lessons of kindness.
Confessions of a church-less pastor
What does it mean to be a pastor without a church? What does it mean to be a church without a pastor? Karie Charlton reflects.
Oh, the places you will go: Reflections from a multi-faith funeral
Looking at Psalm 121, Karie Charlton reflects that we are all called to respond to each other and participate in the Universal Heart.
Shattered illusions and sacred encounters: A journey through the woods
In the woods, writes Karie Charlton, we find doors to new beginnings, even in the depths of winter.
Reading for fun: Book crawls and Scholastic Book Fair vibes
When selecting books, Karie Charlton typically picks what she should be reading — usually a book for work. Whether it’s a book crawl or pretending she’s a kid at a Scholastic Book Fair, here are some ways she’s trying to read for fun.
A sabbath won’t always save you. Sometimes you need to start something new.
Reflecting on the 1984 fantasy film “The Neverending Story,” Karie Charlton shares her decision to dissolve her call.
The ship has run aground — let’s find a new way
Karie Charlton offers three words of advice to churches charting a new path.
Where do clergy find belonging?
If clergy help to create a space of belonging for others, where do we find belonging ourselves, wonders Karie Charlton?
“I don’t know who you are, but I know that I love you”
Karie Charlton writes about grief, dementia. and love.
