O moon-faced Beloved, the month of Ramadan has arrived. Cover the table and open the path of praise. (“Ramadan” by Rumi as found in The Pocket Rumi) The …
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Infinite Possibility: an Interfaith Sermon
I was honored to offer the meditation (sermon) at Jubilee! Community church last Sunday morning, May 10, 2015. The topic was Infinite Possibility, and I used …
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Multifaith Mashup: Lent for Kids
Lent, the 40+ day preparatory period leading up to Holy Week, is arguably the most Christian time of the liturgical year. Institutional Christianity teaches …
Multifaith Monday 2/23/15
One of the most interesting interfaith happenings from the last week was #Muslims4Lent. The hashtag was started by Muslims who wanted to show support for and …
Interfaith Blog Blast 2/20/15
Happy Friday! Below you will find links to the top 3 blog posts I read this week. All of them are from amazing web sites that regularly post great blogs on …
Multifaith Monday 2/16/15
As usual, there are several religious holidays this week. From Christianity, we have Shrove/Fat Tuesday and the end of Mardi Gras (which is French for Fat …
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 …
Horns: Moses, Michelangelo, and the Devil in the Middle Ages
Recently, I was eating lunch with a couple of Zen Buddhist nuns and a few other practitioners. I have NO idea how the topic turned to the devil and horns, but …
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Shakin’ my Lulav for Sukkot
Sukkot, the roughly week-long Jewish holiday also known as the Festival of Booths, is coming to a close. Unlike Yom Kippur, which is a solemn holiday that …