Speaking of Spirit

  Today, I have the great honor and pleasure to share an interview I had with the multi-talented and multi-gifted Angela Yarber. Welcome, Angela! Being able to share your many talents with my readers, brings me great joy! To get us started, could you tell us a little bit about yourself?  Aloha! I’m Rev. Dr. Angela Yarber. I live on Hawai’i Island with my wife and two young children; here, we run a non-profit, the Tehom Center, which empowers marginalized women by teaching about revolution ary women through art, writing, retreats, and academic courses. I hold a Ph.D. in Art and Religion, and I’ve been both a Professor of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and a Professor of Divinity since 2006. For fourteen years, I was an ordained clergywoman and served churches as a pastor. I’ve published seven books addressing the intersections among the arts, gender/sexuality, and spirituality. Four of these books were listed in the top LGBTQ Religion Books by QSpirit. Finally, I’m a w...

At the beginning of September, I put up on my Facebook page a call to pray for schools, teachers and students around the world.  Some wonderful things have happened.   Harvard University launched Online Classes for students anywhere.  In Philadelphia, students at-risk learn life lessons through horseback riding.  Northern Ireland students make a 100 ft. bridge from Meccano   Outernet, a small company out of Chicago , is making access to knowledge world-wide for even the world's poorest and most remote countries.  This is just a few of the stories that show how knowledge is being shared to create a better world.  If you hear of more, please post your news in the comments so that we can share how our prayers, intentions, meditations and good thoughts have rippled out to bring Peace and Love to the world. Namast é! #GlobalGoals #QualityEducation