The Heart of Interfaith
October 30th, 2009JanInterfaith
Earlier this month I walked 60 miles in 3 days to find a cure for breast cancer. Around mile 48, I found myself speaking to another Walker about my ordination. She asked me, “So, what’s interfaith?” I bet some of you have that same question!
Well, here are three points I have come to know about the Heart of Interfaith.
Common Threads in World Religions: The Ethic of Reciprocity
October 12th, 2009JanInterfaith
"God has made different religions to suit different aspirations, times, and countries. All doctrines are only so many paths; but a path is by no means God Himself.
The Center of the Fire
November 3rd, 2009JanInterfaith
On the day before my 40th birthday, I sat on a beautiful beach on the big island of Hawaii and wept throughout the entire day. Fun, huh? I was reading a book called In the Footsteps of Gandhi. It is filled with stories of people who have followed their heart's path, their path of service. These stories touched something deep inside me.
Ordination - October 2009
November 4th, 2009JanInterfaith
The Ordination Service was held on October 24 at the
First Unitarian Universalist Church of Berkeley,
Kensington, California.
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Go Ahead, Spend it ALL!
October 28th, 2009JanInterfaith
“I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community and as long as I live it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can. I want to be thoroughly used up when I die. For the harder I work the more I live. I rejoice in life for its own sake. Life is no brief candle to me.
Sabbath: The Holy Practice of Rest
October 26th, 2009JanInterfaithI want to talk about the Sabbath as a time to take a day of rest. More than that, I want to lift this thing—rest—to a higher plane, because in my experience it is a spiritual practice, a holy command.
God says, “I did all this big stuff—made heaven, earth, sea, and everything in them…and then I rested—for a whole day!”
Consciousness as a Revelation of Heaven on Earth
October 11th, 2009JanInterfaith
"Old men ought to be explorers.
Here and there does not matter.
We must be still and still moving
Into another intensity
For a further union, a deeper communion…"
(T.S. Eliot)
