Sabbath

Learning and Re-Learning to Keep Sabbath

Posted on August 15, 2013August 14, 2013 by Deborah Ruth Ferber

There is something inherently difficult for human beings in finding time for rest and renewal. There’s just something in our nature that causes us to never be completely content and that makes it ... Read More

How Do You #Keep the Sabbath?

Posted on November 14, 2012November 13, 2012 by Alasdair Ekpenyong

–“The Pharisees said, This man is not from #God, because He does not keep the #Sabbath” -#John 9:16 It was a Sunday morning in April when a man named Tagg uploaded a picture of his... Read More

What is Holy to Others

Posted on September 28, 2012September 30, 2012 by Mark Randall James

I do not pretend to understand how an asinine video like “The Innocence of Muslims” can drive crowds to violent and even murderous anger. Many commentators insist that the ultimate cause... Read More

In Defense of an Undergraduate Education

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Mark Randall James

Bill Bonner's diatribe against undergraduate education at UVA in the name of Thomas Jefferson and Rabbi HIllel demonstrates the same lazy habits of thinking and writing that I try to drill out of my f... Read More

Disengagement: Try It!

Posted on February 18, 2011February 18, 2011 by Congregational Resource Guide

In the overworked world of a clergy-person's life, dis-engaging can not only save your soul, but be a model for those you lead to bring balance to their own lives.... Read More