Recognizing and repenting… a “Faith Matters” article published October 23, 2019 Are you the same person today you were yesterday? Will you be the same person tomorrow? On Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, Jews across the globe gather together to repent for our sins — both to God and man— reflecting on our misdeeds…
Picture a modest church. A woman reading aloud from the Bible suddenly stops. An overwhelming sense of God’s presence and love — there and then, with this congregation, with all humanity — has so uplifted her that tears stream down her face. For a few moments, she can’t continue reading. This isn’t the sort of…
Ramadan is over. Now what? If you didn’t know, Ramadan is a holy month and one of the basic pillars in Al Islam for Muslims. It is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and is observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting and commemorates the revelation of the Quran to the Prophet…
For any woman, the first true Mother’s Day is the day she gives birth. It can be a time of wonder, exhilaration and exhaustion all at the same time. Taking care of such a small, helpless human being may seem overwhelming. Within the Eastern tradition that I embraced as a college student, there is a…
Accepting ‘Gift of Love’ makes us forces of good in the world Recently we celebrated Valentine’s Day, a day which many enjoy but which some dismiss as a “made-up holiday.” Regardless of where we may stand on Valentine’s Day, one thing to consider is that where there is great love, there is great awareness. Awareness,…
With Halloween near, it is an excellent time to share a bit of truth regarding witches. We speak from the first-person perspective because we are witches and Wicca is our religion. While some may view Halloween as a time that focuses on pretend and evil witches, we affirm that witches are real. We are not collectively evil….
Prema-dhatri devi dasi Guest columnist — FAITH MATTERS Hare Krishna is the yoga of love Yoga is one of the most popular concepts of Eastern ideology known to the world. Although, widely understood to be a system of physical exercise, yoga in Indian tradition is beyond bodily practice of different postures; it has a meditative…
FAITH MATTERS PASTOR KAREN E. STEWART – Published in the Arizona Republic (c)12 2017 “Baptists: We are many, but we also are one” If you do a Google search on the word “Baptist,” your results will have a list of many types of Baptists! Wow! It almost leads you to believe that Baptists are many different religions instead of…