by social@thebtscenter.org | Nov 27, 2025 | Art and Creativity, Blog, Creative Insights
By Peterson Toscano Producer, Climate Changed podcast When I first heard Pax Ressler’s Woven Again, I didn’t imagine looms or spinning wheels. I heard something more internal, more human—a sense of a frayed connection, of kinship lost with each other and all living...
by social@thebtscenter.org | Nov 1, 2019 | 21stCenturyCulture, 21stCenturyReligion, 21stCenturySpirituality, Coping, From Our Archives
As someone who has volunteered in hospice for ten years and has written on the spirituality of dying and death, I am often asked about grief and coping with loss. I used to balk and say, “I do dying and death; not grief. I know nothing about coping with loss.” While I...
by social@thebtscenter.org | Jun 25, 2018 | 21stCenturyCulture, 21stCenturyMinistry, 21stCenturyMission, 21stCenturyReligion, 21stCenturySpirituality, Lessons Learned
My nephew was a bright, ascending star. His academic acumen was extraordinary. His athletic ability was astounding. Musically, he was captivating with a repertoire and skill that could have landed him just about anywhere. And on July 14, 2018, he took his own life....
by social@thebtscenter.org | Jun 6, 2018 | 21stCenturyCulture, 21stCenturyMinistry, 21stCenturyMission, 21stCenturyReligion, 21stCenturySpirituality, Coping
If you look up the words “cope” or “coping” in a dictionary, you’ll find entries like these: “to struggle or deal with, especially on fairly even terms of with some degree of success,” “to face and deal with problems or difficulties, especially successfully or in a...
by social@thebtscenter.org | May 22, 2018 | 21stCenturyCulture, 21stCenturyReligion, 21stCenturySpirituality, Coping
In my new book, I know What Heaven Looks Like, the word “resilience” isn’t mentioned once; however, it’s a story about my life, and my life has surely been one of resilience. As someone who has overcome traumatic life circumstances including childhood abuse, poverty...
