Mark LonghurstMark Longhurst is a husband and father, member of a new monastic community, and managing editor of Daily Meditations for the Center for Action and Contemplation (CAC). He served United Church of Christ churches for ten years as pastor, and wored as a faith-based social justice activist in Boston-based non-profits for ten more. A graduate of Harvard Divinity School, the CAC's Living School, and a longtime yoga practitioner, he's studied with some of the leading contemplative teachers in the world. His substack newsletter is marklonghurst.substack.com.