Podcast: What do Cats Have to do with Interfaith Work?
Why is Interfaith Dialogue Important?
Perhaps you’ve heard of the Interfaith Movement, perhaps not. Either way, it should be important to you. Already in cities such as New York, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco and other... Read More
Protestant by Death: Discovering Congregational Vitality
I’m a Presbyterian minister but come by my interest (and my ignorance) of the Jewish faith honestly. My father died when I was six. My mother’s Protestant faith won out. I tell people I’m Presby... Read More
Free to offer welcome
To my friends and family in the American Baptist Churches, USA, I have been a proud member of American Baptist churches for my entire life. I am the daughter and granddaughter (twice!) of American Bap... Read More
From Ground Zero to Gays in Uganda: A Millennial Response to Modern Moral Crises
This piece originally appeared on the Huffington Post Religion and was co-authored with Valarie Kaur. In the weeks following 9/11, a Sikh man named Balbir Singh Sodhi was shot down at a gas station by... Read More
A suicide hitting close to home
The following response to the GLBT bullying will appear in the February edition of Como Park Lutheran Church’s Evangelist newsletter. I was truly disturbed when I read the headline. “Another Bul... Read More
Enough is Enough – Nothing Less than Love
When it comes to sexual prejudice, there is no excuse. Religious institutions, communities and parents must provide nothing less than love.... Read More
A Plea for Love
To my African Methodist Episcopal Members, I recognize that I do not have the authority to discuss African Methodist Episcopal Theology as I am not an ordained minister, yet. But I am a communications... Read More
Pro-homosexuality and anti-homosexuality religious believers together against gay-related bullying?
In light of several high profile cases of gay related bullying, this essay may disgruntle -- at least a little -- almost everyone who reads it.... Read More
Hate the Sin, Love the Sinner?
Like many teenagers in burgeoning evangelical-emergent Christian churches at the end of the nineties, I loved Christian contemporary music (CCM, as it goes). Jars of Clay, Third Day, Newsboys, The Ben... Read More