18. The server computing machine of claim 1 , wherein the database programming allows only a particular user associated with a set of book contribution database entities to access the set of book contribution database entities before a triggering event occurs, and does not restrict access to book contribution database entities after the triggering event occurs.
1. A server computing machine for spiritual research, reflection, and sharing comprising: a) a network interface providing data and a user interface to a remote computing device over a computerized network; b) a processor that is controlled via programming instructions; c) a non-transitory computer readable memory; d) database programming stored on the non-transitory computer readable memory and performed by the processor, the database programming managing a database that is transformed during operation by the database programming, the database programming managing: i) an archive database having: (1) a plurality of idea database entities each having an excerpt from a spiritual document and at least one commentary about that excerpt; (2) a plurality of life issue tag database entities each having a life issue tag that identifies a life issue; (3) relationships between the idea database entities and the life issue tag database entities; ii) a personal reflections book database having (1) a plurality of user database entities each having information about and identifying a user, (2) a plurality of book contribution database entities each having personal reflections book content, and (3) relationships between the user database entities and the book contribution database entities; iii) a spiritual community database having: (1) a plurality of community database entities each having information about a community; (2) relationships between the community database entities and the user database entities defining membership in the communities; (3) a plurality of community contribution database entities each having a community contribution; (4) relationships between the community database entities and the community contribution database entities identifying the community for contributions.