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Essays by Nita Gilger

Children's Wisdom, Grown-Up Wisdom and ​​the Gifts of Mutual Flourishing
​Dot-to-Dot Providence: Trust in a God who makes New Plans
​Guiding Light
Catch a Falling Star:Blessed Nostalgia as a Spiritual Practice​
The Living Christ as a Non-Coercive Spillway of Love​
​A Tender Care that Nothing be Lost: God the Button Collector
Making Good with What We Have At Hand: God in the Making​
O;en and Relational Line Dancing: God's Patience with Missteps​
​Deep Unto Deep
​Bringing Life to Life: One Role of Art in an Ecological Civilization​
Mazes of Life​
​Hope from Peaches
Beyond Mere Interconnectedness: The Hunger for Love and Delight
​​Sticking Our Heads in the Sand
Free Falling: A Way Other Than Our Own
​Being Swept Up and Away: Finding Courage When Fear Calls Our Name
The Gift of Chaos
Every Crevice a Story: The Boulder as Teacher
An Olive Wood Cup: A Short Theology of Holy Communion
Finding Traction in the Darkness and the Light
​Loving in the Shadow of Alzheimer's
Learning from Rock Owls in Bryce Canyon 
​A Call to Deeper Places: The Owl as My Teacher 
God, Are You Looking for Me?
The Turtle My Teacher
​Life with a Broken Wing
Trying to Understand the Practice of Trusting
​Like Oaks, Like Cacti: The Resilient Heart