This post was first published on July 5th for Interfaith Ramadan 2015. O moon-faced Beloved, the month of Ramadan has arrived. Cover the table and open …
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Multifaith Mashup: Water Rituals — Primordial and Cleansing
I’m headed to San Francisco tomorrow for the Big I Conference! The “I” stands for all sorts of things – interfaith, interspiritual, integral and independent – …
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Multifaith Mashup: Gratitude
It’s that time of the year. Everyone in America seems to be talking about gratitude as we prepare for Thanksgiving and what used to be the start of the holiday …
Quick…Think of a Word that Rhymes with Dzikr!
Finding a rhyming word for "dzikr" was going to be difficult since I wasn’t even sure how to pronounce it. It turns out that spelling it isn’t straight-forward …
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Interfaith Ramadan — with Sarah Ager
Ramadan, the Islamic month of fasting, begins at the end of this month, on the evening of June 28. From dawn until sunset, observing Muslims refrain from eating …
Multifaith Mashup: Storms
Apparently, Americans are uniquely obsessed with the weather. The National Weather Service has 121,000 Twitter followers and a web site that offers weather …
Prophets and Potluck
We started with Nuh, Ibrahim, Musa, and Yunus. We ended with falafel, tzatziki, a casserole, and lots of pita bread. The folks in our Qur’an study group finally …
Multifaith Mashup: Magic in the Bible and Islamic Stories
My school-aged son and I attended a magic show last Friday afternoon. It was…well…magical. This guy was pulling wine bottles out of scarves and marked $100 …
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Multifaith Mashup: Humility
Humility, like compassion and peace, is a theme found in the sacred texts of all religions, but the meaning varies depending on context. In some cases, emphasis …
Multifaith Mashup: Peace
This Sunday, we move into our new Sunday School unit, which is Peace. The youngest kids will read stories from the Bible, the Jatakas, and the Native American …