Category: Challenges
Dogmatic Belief and Interfaith Dialogue – Oil and Water?
Hi, I’m Marty, and I’m an Orthodox Christian. I know, I know. Orthodox Christians don’t generally associate themselves with interfaith dialogues. Perhaps that makes me not a very goo... Read More
Building Hedges: What the Rabbis Taught Me About Managing ADHD
For the vast majority of my improvement since being diagnosed with ADHD, I have to credit drugs and therapy. However, learning Rabbinic texts has helped me understand the way my brain works--and the w... Read More
The Gift of Interaction
I am working in downtown Boston again. My workplace is great and I really love that I walk through the oldest park in America every morning. What I don’t love seeing are the homeless men and wom... Read More
an unexpected joy
At one time in my life, I thought that it would be physically impossible for me to study Hebrew. I am now working to help others to find the joy that I have found in biblical lanugage study.... Read More
The Samaritan and the Nittany Lions
The tragic events at Penn State have captured the nation’s attention. The question that is at the center of it all seems to be: “Did they do enough?” Did the then graduate assistant, Mike McQu... Read More
The Anxiety of Inerrancy
As a recent Baylor University study shows, it is one thing to say the Bible is inspired; it is quite another actually to read it. ... Read More
The Inclusion Imparative or, How I Came to Love Text
Inclusion of individuals with disabilities into the very fabric of our religious communities and congregations has been a passion of mine for many years. This stems in large part from the fact that I ... Read More
Education Under Fire
Article first published as Education Under Fire on Blogcritics. Article 26 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states: “Everyone has the right to education…Technical and professio... Read More