Category: Featured
“I pray because it’s a Halacha to pray.”
Photo by Gianna Trewavas on Unsplash This post is part of my ongoing project ‘Talking with God’, focused on the religious practices and beliefs of Jews, Christians, and Muslims. Names have been... Read More
The Beautiful Big Box
A big beautiful blue box in North Jersey that you could see from the highway. “IKEA” spelled out, luminous in gold. It was a special chance to stop there and rare for us to have a vehicle b... Read More
Meet Me in the Middle of the Air: A Reflection on Community Radio and the Public Church
Being a parish minister, the kind that stands up in an old brick building on Sunday mornings preaching to the sometimes sleepy and occasionally skeptical folks lined up in pews, one quickly might real... Read More
Turning Hope into Action
Sometimes I’m not sure if I’m an optimist or a pessimist. Almost daily I am disappointed in humanity. I also am witness to acts of love and empathy that give me faith in humanity on a daily basis.... Read More
When Harry Met Wesley: Faith and Magic in Oxford
Christ Church, Oxford Alright, I admit it. I love pop culture. That’s probably why I enjoyed the references to the movie Alien cunningly embedded into the story lines of the 2018 cinematic bl... Read More
Getting Beyond the Tent of Abraham, Part 3: Sharing the Burden
One of the greatest barriers to meaningful interreligious learning is the oversimplification, or ignorance of the internal diversity, of religious traditions other than our own. It comes out in the ma... Read More
“Lord, I believe; help my unbelief.” (Mark 9:24 NKJV)
I believe God still intervenes in human affairs by means of signs and wonders. However, I openly confess my own disappointment in modern-day prophets. In my college days, I journeyed with some ... Read More
Reviving the Legacy of Sikh Women
My conviction and confidence as a young Sikh woman has been rooted in my Sikhi from day one. Growing up in a large family where I was a young girl with a brother and many male cousins, I never noticed... Read More