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Three Holidays and a Bar Mitzvah
As I write this, the first of the Jewish High Holy Days, Rosh Hashana, is less than two days away—and (to paraphrase Rabbi Alan Lew), I am completely unprepared. The month of Elul, now rapidly comin... Read More
On Affront: A Quaker’s Response Towards Being Wronged
My bike was stolen this last week. It happened in broad daylight, whilst I was teaching my first class of the term. At 12:30pm, I parked my bike at the library on campus, locked it up with my Knog-loc... Read More
The Latin Mass & A Narrative of War
As a high school religious studies teacher, I began my unit on ritual and liturgy each year with an activity asking students why they think people go to church. From the discussion, I would create thr... Read More
The Parable of Miley Cyrus
On August 25, 2013, a young woman attempted to spread her wings, and the world rejected her. I didn’t personally watch MTV’s Video Music Awards (“VMAs”), but I observed my friends and other re... Read More
On Faith and the Moral Universe
This week marks fifty years since the 1963 March on Washington, and for the sake of historical accuracy and relevance I should be thinking about the words “I have a dream,” which Rev. Dr. Martin L... Read More
On Religion as it is Essential to Human Society
Religion is and has always been an essential element of human society. Our beliefs about why we are here and how we are here affect every relationship we have, from how we engage strangers on the stre... Read More
“Human” is the Most Important Label We Have
Human is the most important label we have. Our humanity unites us beyond nationality, beyond gender, beyond age, beyond money, beyond politics, beyond belief. Too often we forget our humanity—our ... Read More
Lightning Strikes
When Reverend Ray Hammond preaches, he electrifies the room. I saw lightning strike when he started his sermon with Ephesians 6:10-20. So did 10 people sitting with me. Usually, it takes more than an ... Read More
The Yoga of Ecology: The Teaching Garden
In a previous blog exactly a year ago on the Huffington Post, I shared the philosophy of “simple living and high thinking” as presented by the eminent Vedic teacher/scholar A.C Bhaktiveda... Read More