This week’s blog post is Part II of the three-part series on Faith Seeker Kids being published by the Network of Biblical Storytellers. The NBS …
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Buddhism
Interfaith Mistakes: The Buddhist Chakpur
Every once in a while, I like to share some of our interfaith mistakes. Despite our best efforts to educate ourselves, learning about other faith traditions is …
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Unleashing Spiritual Creativity in Children
This post, Unleashing Spiritual Creativity in Children, was published in the March, 2015 edition of The Interfaith Observer.) I've reprinted it here for your …
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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 …
Tips for Interfaith Teachers of Kids
Several years ago, I began creating a Bible-based, interfaith Sunday school curriculum for Jubilee! Community, a progressive Christian church in Asheville, NC. …
Multifaith Mashup: Relics in the World’s Religions
In last week’s blog post, I talked about a Michelangelo sculpture housed in a Roman Cathedral called St. Peter in Chains. What I didn’t mention is that the …
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Multifaith Mashup: Circumambulation
Metaphorically-speaking, going around in circles is viewed as less than desirable in the worlds I inhabit. It denotes a lack of progress. A waste of time. An …
Vision Quests: More Interfaith than You Might Think
On Monday, I dropped my daughter off for another week of Growing Goddess camp. The moms joke that it's just a bunch of naked girls in the woods, but the truth …
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My Morning at Great Tree Zen Temple — Great for Kids, Too!
I was going to be rushed. In some ways, I’m always in a rush. It's a common by-product of the American dream – 2 kids, 2 cars, 2 careers, a house, a husband, a …
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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 …