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Sacred Journeys Blog
Islam: The Greater Jihad
19 Aug, 2024
If I asked you what the first word is that comes to mind when you think of Muslims, what would you say? Would it be something like terrorists, dangerous, extremist, burkas, oppression of women? I wouldn't be surprised because that is how we've...
Judaism: Surviving Exile
12 Aug, 2024
Judaism is an ancient religion that is rich with history, theology, stories, rituals and tradition. It is too much to tackle in a short sermon or blog, so I’d simply like to share one thing I appreciate and respect about Jews and the Jewish...
Buddhism: Mindfulness
05 Aug, 2024
Buddhism essentially emerged out of Hinduism as the original Buddha – Siddhartha Gautama Buddha – began as a Hindu seeking a release from the cycle of birth, suffering, death and rebirth. After a very long journey trying many different...
Hinduism: Our Purpose is Spiritual Growth
29 Jul, 2024
I could give you the history of Hinduism. How it is considered the world’s oldest religion, beginning at least 1500 years before the Common Era, at least 1500 years before Jesus, but probably longer. I could tell you that it consists of a...
From Polarization to Pluralism
15 Jul, 2024
We know that our world is becoming more and more polarized. Issues are seen as black and white. We are expected to judge things as right or wrong, good or bad. We are being pulled by seemingly diametrically opposed sides to choose. All shades...
Demands of Liberating Love
08 Jul, 2024
Last week we read John 13 in which Jesus says, “I give you a new commandment, that you love one another just as I loved you.” What is love? Love is an action. Love is choosing to act in such a way as to nurture someone’s soul, or life force...
Liberating Power of Choosing Love
01 Jul, 2024
The liberating power of choosing love. That phrase prompts three questions for me. What is love? Can we really choose love? And how is it a liberating power? To have this conversation, first we need to get “falling in love” out of our heads...
Liberation of Being Loved as We Are
24 Jun, 2024
Meister Eckhart tells a story about a little donkey who labors all day long, sometimes with heavy loads on her back and sometimes just with worries about the things that bother only donkeys. And worries, as we know, can be more exhausting than...
Renewing Faith in Ourselves
10 Jun, 2024
Sharon Salzberg, in her book Faith , writes, "I want to invite a new use of the word faith, one that is not associated with a dogmatic religious interpretation or divisiveness. I want to encourage delight in the word, to help reclaim faith as...
Renewing Our Faith in Life
03 Jun, 2024
As we continue this conversation on renewing faith, let me reiterate that faith is not to be confused with belief, or adherence to certain religious doctrine, or even belief in a certain God. Faith is about trusting the essential benevolence in...