Last week’s Bible Unbound was about the angel Gabriel announcing to Mary that she had conceived a son through the Holy Spirit. This week, I’m focusing on the …
Archives for December 2013
How Pope Francis Inspires My Interfaith Mission
Pope Francis is quite the media darling. He was recently named Time Magazine’s Person of the Year, but that simply acknowledges what many media-watchers already …
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Weekend Bells
"Bells" was apparently my theme for the weekend. On Friday night, my family and I rode the Polar Express. Everyone boards the train in pajamas, Polar Express by …
Multifaith Mashup: Jesus’ Conception
Many a Sunday School class is currently discussing Mary being told by an angel that she would conceive a son and become the mother of Jesus. This event is …
Multifaith Mashup: December Saints
I’m thinking today about saints. Today, December 12, marks exactly one week since the death of Nelson Mandela, a man many have called a modern-day saint. It …
Rohatsu: A Celebration of the Buddha’s Enlightenment
On Saturday, in the midst of my afternoon Christmas shopping, I took a break and attended a lovely Zen Buddhist ceremony for Rohatsu. Never heard of that …
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Multifaith Mashup: Being Child-Like
It seems I talk about my kids constantly during the holidays. My husband and I used to talk about them, more or less constantly, when they were babies. And we …
My Recent Taizé Experience
I spend a fair amount of time finding ways to connect with the sacred. It could be a Folk Shabbat service at a synagogue on Friday evening, a pagan ceremony …
Our Interfaith Advent
Last Sunday was the first Sunday of Advent for many Christian churches around the world. Since our curriculum is interfaith, our Advent season is, too. Our …