The Medicine of Both/And

Column by Rev. Lauren Van Ham on April, 24 2025

Living heaven on Earth means leaving the ways of Empire and embracing the wisdom of Creation, the ways of Kin-dom. 

Making Room for the Unimaginable

Column by Rev. Lauren Van Ham on June, 6 2024

For our entire existence, humans have lived with two realities: the religion of empire and the religion of creation.  The religion of empire is a kingdom, ruled through the lens of Individualism and fueled by the fear of scarcity.  The religion of creation is a kin-dom, ruled through the lens of relatedness and fueled by the generosity that is love.