Category: Featured
Are We Living In Hell? The Sandy Hook School Massacre and the Presence of God
If this is, as various Christians claim, a world in which the reign of the divine is both now and not yet, and the presence and purpose of God is somehow “realized” here and now, then ought we no... Read More
Dear Newtown, and the World: A Prayer for Peace
As we struggle to grasp the reality of the unthinkable violence today in Newtown, CT, may we, along with whatever feelings may come, feel our hearts overflowing with love, filling our bodies and mind... Read More
A Time to Dance: Reflections on the Connecticut School Shooting
As a Marine recruit in basic training, we were ingrained with a sense of pride; we would become the latest generation of warriors known for being, as the Marine Corps Hymn states, “the first to ... Read More
How Great the Darkness: A Prayer for Newtown
Oh God, how can we ever understand? This is evil wildly beyond comprehension. Are you the one allowing this? Could you have stopped it? Could we have? God, who I believe to be Merciful, who I hope to ... Read More
Where’s the “Holy” in the Holy Land?
Since I can remember, there’s been a conflict in the Middle East. In fact, the conflict in the Middle East surpasses any of our living memories and is engrained in the beautiful, Middle Eastern cult... Read More
My (lack of) faith during finals
When the question is put to me—“How do you handle the stress of finals from within your religious tradition?”—I’d like to say something about quiet meditation, or focused scripture reading, ... Read More
How to Live Adventurously
Last night I bought and decorated my Christmas tree; it looks gorgeous! This week it has felt cold enough to snow, although it’s so rare that it actually snows in central London that we have to put ... Read More
Recoding the Conflict: What Chanukah Has to Teach Us About How We Speak
When I was young, my dad used to tell us stories. The stories always involved two young children, a girl and a boy, adventurous analogues for my brother and me, who would be sent off by their parents ... Read More