Category: Leadership
Interfaith and Identity
I would echo the words of many involved in interfaith work when they tell others that engaging in interfaith work does not weaken one’s faith but challenges one to think more deeply about their ... Read More
Calling, Conviction, and Charlie Brown: Confessions of a Chaplain who Likes the Letter “C”
In the recent Peanut’s Movie, Charlie Brown’s younger sister, Sally, remarks that she has completed her last day of school forever. Her jubilation is short lived when Charlie reminds her that wh... Read More
An Open Letter to NH Governor Maggie Hassan
Dear Governor Hassan, In the wake of the terrorist attacks in Paris and your subsequent call to halt the process of allowing Syrian refugees to cross into our country, I write to ask for your compassi... Read More
I’m Thankful For My Refugee Neighbors
Thanksgiving is fast approaching, and like many others, I am considering who and what I am thankful for. For certain, I am thankful for those near to me such as my parents, siblings, a new nephew, and... Read More
Who’s Afraid of Secularism? The Starbucks Red Cup Fiasco, Or On Being Christian In A Pluralist Society
By now, I’ve been seeing more than enough about the “controversy” surrounding the red cups at Starbucks infiltrate my Facebook newsfeed. Whether it is posts supporting the lack of Ch... Read More
Reports from the Parliament of the World’s Religions
Salt Lake City, UT October 14, 2015 The folks here in Salt Lake City have been organizing for a whole year now, for this event. This time last year the rumors around town were finally confirmed when ... Read More
My Hidden Inheritance by Heidi Neumark
Adapted from Heidi’s book Hidden Inheritance: Family Secrets, Memory and Faith, published by Abingdon Press and available on Amazon. I’ve recently been on my own “Who Do You Think You Are?... Read More
Interfaith Abroad, Part 2: Privilege, Context, and Coming Home
Read Part I here. Travel gives you space to see new things, and learn to appreciate all the familiar things you take for granted. Travel grants the traveler a suspension of their own reality, a limina... Read More