Tag: Christianity
The Cross and the Dharma Wheel
I have often said that in many ways, my mother is more than just my earthly mother. She is so much more. Indeed, she is my spiritual mother. She has been there for me all my life, but her spiritual co... Read More
Why Interfaith is a not a Safe Word
Two weeks before I moved to Boston this past August, my parents received a letter in the mail that was for me. The card read in bold letters “ONE WORLD, ONE FAITH, ONE WORLD RELIGION.” I f... Read More
Come as You Are: Intra-religious dialogue in Christianity and Judaism
Two major intra-religious events have happened recently in the worlds of both Christianity and Judaism: The Pope’s meeting with the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, ... Read More
Beyoncé, Black Power & the White Church
Preparing a sermon recently as a guest preacher to a white christian congregation, I turned to the African-American lectionary for inspiration. (In Christian tradition, the lectionary assigns readings... Read More
Tearing Down Christmas Lights: The Reason for the Season
Last Wednesday, protesters in downtown Chicago started pulling lights off the city’s newly-lit Christmas tree. Marching to decry the death of Laquan McDonald at the hands of the police, they broke t... Read More
Between the Gospel and Humanitarianism
The recent article by Tom Heneghan from Religion News Service about how one of the largest German Evangelical churches has decided to stop trying to convert Muslim refugees coming into Germany-... Read More
The War on What, Exactly: “Christmas”, Starbucks, Doctor Who, and Ombre-Is-The-New-Red
Every early-November, a lovely woman I used to work with would come in to the office, hands cupped joyously—reverently almost—around a tall vanilla latte in a bright red container, serene smile on... Read More
Racial Justice Organizing: Religion of the “Nones”?
I circled the block, looking for a downtown parking spot on a busy weeknight. Everyone else was hurrying home from work, but I was heading out to attend a meeting of the Portland, Oregon chapter of S... Read More