Welcome to our site! Here you'll find our weekly spiritual reflections, lists of our creative resources, and all the information you'll need to attend one of our events or gatherings. Our goal is to provide an experience that will nourish your spirit regardless of where you are on your journey. So if you are exploring spiritual topics or searching for a spiritual connection, we hope you take the time to discover what we're offering.

How to Experience Journeys

  1. Sunday Gatherings in Columbia — 10:00 AM

    ATTENTION: Sunday, June 8th, is our last weekly meeting before the summer break.
    Please check our Events page to learn about our summer activities.

    Vantage House
    5400 Vantage Point Rd.
    Columbia, Maryland 21044
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  2. Small Meditation and Discussion Groups in Baltimore
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  3. Interactive Website — Each week we will have a new spiritual reflection posted that explores a different spiritually relevant theme. You are invited to read and respond with your questions and/or comments. See this week's reflection below.

Reflections From the Past

God in the Ordinary

A couple of weeks ago, I was driving to Harry’s house for a brainstorming session. We hold these sessions about once every 6 weeks to generate new ideas for services, and this particular day, I had nothing. I was completely empty of ideas.

SO on the way to Harry’s, I turned off the radio and I began thinking about the types of topics we typically explore and it occurred to me that what we’re doing many times is examining some aspect of the human condition; those ordinary experiences that touch all of our lives. This thought led to the idea that if I were to go through my day, I would inevitably come across something that resonated with me spiritually, and if I was lucky would inspire a theme for a service.

Now before I share what I discovered in examining my day, I want to clarify what I consider to be a spiritual experience, or the experience of “God”.
Up until now, my idea of what “God” is has been only a feeling that I’ve struggled to verbalize, it’s been more of a picture in my mind. Read More