- January 13, 2023
Tantric Money (and the mug of great price)
On the evening of December 16th, I attended a holiday market in Santa Fe, and dropped $100 on a small mug. That could have been the end of that: a single purchase in the ocean of life. Instead, I opted to imbue that experience–of buying a $100 mug–with meaning. So...
Read More - August 17, 2022
A “Gold Coin” for Our Mid-Year Campaign Update
Reflecting on Matthew 17:24-27, The Message: When they arrived at Capernaum, the tax men came to Peter and asked, “Does your teacher pay taxes?” Peter said, “Of course.” But as soon as they were in the house, Jesus confronted him. “Simon, what do you think? When a king levies taxes,...
Read More - June 7, 2022
Thank you, Steven!
At the end of this month, my Co-Director Steven Bonsey will be retiring. Steven and I have worked in partnership at Wisdom & Money since we opened on January 1, 2017. Before we bless him on his way, I want to bring visibility to and appreciate what Steven has helped...
Read More - April 7, 2022
Jesus Christ, Financial Advisor?
Has a saying of Jesus ever brought you up short? After a lifetime of churchgoing and scripture reading, I am not usually surprised to hear something from the Bible, especially not in one of the appointed Sunday gospel readings. But here was Jesus, giving some clear guidance on what we...
Read More - March 16, 2022
Inner Money Monsters in Mexico: Part 1
As the newest member of our Wisdom and Money staff team, I [Jon] offer some of my “newbie” experiences with the hope that they resonate with both new and old members of the W&M community. My reflection details Part 1 of a recent cross-cultural money experience that invited me to...
Read More - December 7, 2021
A poem for Advent: If You Want
Every Advent, I love to sit with poems that point to the mystery of Spirit and Flesh uniting in the depths of the human heart, my way of preparing for the birth of Christ. This poem by John of the Cross (below) is one of my favorites. For me,...
Read More - July 14, 2021
Moving Money in a Field of Unity
From my youth I have had an inward sense of how very unstable our world order truly is. I saw humanity acting with violence, injustice, and disregard of Earth’s life and beauty, and I knew that this could not continue. At the same time I had a sense of a...
Read More - June 10, 2021
Ancestors and Reparations
I have been spending a good deal of time lately with my great-grandfather Walter who died when I was 2. I have been in conversation with him about my money story. Not because Walter left a personal fortune that I have inherited; he didn’t. But Walter, an Episcopal priest like...
Read More - April 21, 2021
Stuck and Desperate No Longer
by Nancy M Thurston Nineteen years ago, I flew across the country to attend a Be Present National Conference on Race and Class. At the time, I was stuck and desperate. Stuck between a bone-deep knowing that the personal and societal transformation I longed for was possible, even across our...
Read More - February 20, 2021
Moving Money is For Everyone: The Next Stage
by Steven Bonsey Something seems to be shifting in our country. The availability of vaccines is beginning to show grounds for hope for relief from the pandemic. On the political level, citizens watched as the Capitol, the scene of violent insurrection, became the site for an orderly transition...
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