November 3, 2020 Election Day Sermon It’s an old American custom to preach, on election day, a sermon about our responsibilities as citizens before we go to the polls. So…
November 2, 2020 Faith Based Politics? What Would a Faith Based Politics Actually Look Like? Given the invocation of the name of God in political campaigns, especially during a presidential…
October 26, 2020 Sacred Spaces Churches and cathedrals, temples and mosques, sacred shrines and holy mountains, as well as rivers, lakes and streams … every religious tradition has its…
October 25, 2020 Going to Hell in a Handbasket Going to Hell In a Handbasket It is a colorful phrase. For large numbers of people in the US, it powerfully depicts where we…
October 24, 2020 On Letting Go Faith is not so much about obeying laws and rules, it’s about liberation and letting go. Consider the Ten Commandments …
October 21, 2020 Muslim Holiday Calendar Whether you are a Muslim needed to know to date of a holiday this year or simply need to know when your Muslim friends…
October 20, 2020 Abraham Lincoln’s God Abraham Lincoln’s God During a presidential election year, when politicians tend to invoke the name of God for partisan purposes, or “explain” various tragedies…
October 19, 2020 Is There Any Pleasure in a Prayer In the past people have often pondered the question, “Is there any power in a prayer?” Today there is a more pertinent question: “Is…
October 16, 2020 Diwali: Hinduism’s most popular holiday Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, is the most popular of all the festivals from South Asia. It is also an occasion for celebration…
October 14, 2020 Stained Glass Jesus Let There Be Light: The Beauty of Christ in Stained Glass Neil Ralley’s photographs of the stained glass windows in some of the most…