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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Multifaith Monday 4/27/15
This week, our Baha'i friends continue their 12-day celebration of Ridvan. The 1st, 9th, and 12th days are particularly important, and many Baha'i honor those …
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 …
Multifaith Mashup: Moses, Miriam, and Raksha Bandhan
What do these couples have in common – Shirley MacLaine/Warren Beatty, Zeus/Hera, Richard/Karen Carpenter? They’re all famous (at least in some circles) …
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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, Breath, and the Holy Spirit
This weekend, the Sunday School kids at Jubilee! Community church in Asheville, NC will be exploring a short but powerful Bible passage that appears only in …
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