Category: Featured
Interfaith Dialogue, Structures of Discrimination and Call
In response to Chris Stedman’s thoughtful article where he claimed “…a call is something you can’t not do” and concluded by asking, “What is your call?” I firmly believe my call is to ma... Read More
Blessed are…
As a privileged person, I appreciate the challenge to give up power and participate in the blessed life promised by the Beatitudes. Gohn gives me hope, that yes, I too have a place in the Reign of God... Read More
Out-In-Etc: Being (Not Going) Back
So, what about those who oppose this togetherness? And even less extreme, what about those who don’t necessarily oppose this work, but are comfortable enough ignoring the challenge of reaching outsi... Read More
The choice between church and sports
When I was in middle school, I played for a City youth football team in Sioux Falls, SD. Our team wasn’t very good and many of the other guys quit before the end of the year. Since half of the t... Read More
We transforming Me
Honesty does strange things to people. Apart from being wonderfully cathartic, honesty is contagious. When you sit across from another person and share a moment of honesty that transcends superficial ... Read More
Escaping Clergy Gender Norms
On an ideal Sunday, I get up and quietly make my wife breakfast, so that I can present it to her with great gusto before she’s emerged from bed. After dining and doing the dishes, I throw on my ... Read More
Role of the Rabbi in Climate Change
The role of the spiritual leader in the age of climate change: Re-imagining how to live on Earth in ways that honor the web of life, each other and future generations. This is the title of the seven d... Read More
The Religious Must Stand Up for Atheists
The interfaith movement is beginning to rack up successes. While outbursts of anti-Semitism and Islamophobia (among other expressions of prejudice against religious communities) are nothing new, the g... Read More