Category: Congregation
How Do You #Keep the Sabbath?
–“The Pharisees said, This man is not from #God, because He does not keep the #Sabbath” -#John 9:16 It was a Sunday morning in April when a man named Tagg uploaded a picture of his... Read More
Theology of the Body, Episode I: The Orans Gesture in Christian Prayer
This is the first installment in an ongoing series that will explore issues in spirituality through a review of significant symbolic motions, poses, and gestures from a variety of religious traditions... Read More
“Blood in the Soil: Liberating Space, Identity and Farm Workers in the United States” by Patrick Reyes
From the perspective of my parents’ union, I come from a long line of wealthy, middle-class, white Protestant Americans on my mother’s side, and Chicano Catholic farm and manual labor working-clas... Read More
Food Stamp Challenge: Great! And, Do I Have To?
Over the High Holidays, my rabbi asked our congregation to participate in a week-long Food Stamp Challenge—to limit our food spending to the equivalent of “food stamp” benefits, $31.50 per perso... Read More
“Crossing and Dwelling: The Leadership of Imam W. Deen Mohammed,” by Kristin Peterson
Following the Great Migration of countless African Americans from the south to the north, many African Americans felt alone and without a proper community in the big cities. In the 1930s, a mysterious... Read More
Becoming Our True Selves: A Rosh HaShannah Reflection
How do we spiritually prepare for the High Holidays during the busiest time of the year?... Read More
Wait–You Aren’t TOO Mormon, Are You?
At the risk of stating the obvious, it has occurred to me that some of us leading our own little interfaith efforts actually have no idea what it is we’re doing or what it is we’re hoping to accom... Read More
Branches of the Same Tree: Overcoming Sectarian Divides Among Muslims
“Hold fast to the hope of God, all together, and be not divided.” –Quran 3:103 “Islam is simple,” the taxi driver explained to me as he drove me to the Center for Shariah... Read More