After a year many have said has been the worst year of their lives, what lessons have we learned at this cost?
Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem saying, “Where i…
Like most pastors, I typically spend December asking my congregation to prepare their hearts for Christmas. In a normal year, this involves a …
Ready or not, it’s almost Christmas! I think it’s true to say that all of us, whether we are practicing Christians, members of another faith t…
A friend came to live with us during a difficult time in his life. He noticed that every Sunday, we attended church as a family. One day, he a…
“… revelation is the revealing or disclosing of some form of truth or knowledge through communication with a deity or other [superhuman] entit…
With the holiday season under way, charitable donations are on the rise. But how do organizations use their funds?
Hope. Peace. Joy. Love. These are the themes often celebrated during the season leading up to Christmas in my faith community. They call us to…
How many steps have you taken in your life? How many steps do you take in a day? How many of them are you aware of? Walking every day is a way…
It seems awkward for an atheist to join in the interfaith voices, but may I share with you my thoughts about God and religion. They have evolv…
As I write this, it is slightly after noon on Wednesday, Nov. 4, and the results of the presidential election are still unclear. Earlier this …
In 2012, I traveled to Southern India, the land of Brahma, Shiva, and Vishnu, to experience this beautiful diverse culture and deepen my own r…
Interfaith Voices. I hear them. They speak to me, quietly and gently and sometimes, loudly and fiercely.
Archbishop Alexander Sample, archdiocese of Portland, recently visited Corvallis and conducted a meeting at St. Mary’s. One man asked him for …
“R-E-S-P-E-C-T.” How do we show it, share it, express it?
In 1912, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá (a central figure of the Baha’i Faith) visited America and noted how ministers or other speakers would prepare sermons o…
As of Friday night, the evening of September 18, we've just entered the season known as the Yamim Nora'im, “The Days of Awe.” These are the fi…
Siddhartha Gautama, later known as the Buddha, was born in the northern part of India about 2,565 years ago in a region now bordering Nepal. A…
Old medieval world maps tried to accurately represent the world as it was then known. At the edges of these maps, where knowledge and explorat…
At the ripe old age of 12, our Golden Doodle Jasmine still radiates puppy nature. While puppies love to play, many dogs “go into retirement” a…
The life we knew fades into a dream. Questions linger away. Will we return to what was considered “normal?" Daunting thoughts pressuring our a…
In the summer of 1967, my family moved away from our exclusively white, middle-class neighborhood, school, and church in Salem. Looking out th…
Have you ever had that jarring self-discovery when you realize YOU might be the problem? This is particularly challenging when those calling o…
Like all children who grew up in California in the late 1950s, I learned “Golden State” history in fourth grade. The part I remember most was …
I am a white American woman who has for most of her life been oblivious to my white privilege—those benefits that accrue to me simply because …
As I said in my previous column (March 2, 2019) for Interfaith Voices, the relationship between religion and science would not be so troubled …
We’re living in a time of darkness, chaos, outrage, fear, conflict, and grief. How might we enter into the darkness, face it, name it, and tra…