Recently, my colleagues asked me to write a statement about my teaching. They wanted me to answer specific questions. What’s…
Category: Interfaith
Lasting Justice? Omer 24
Tiferet. Beauty. Netzach. Endurance. Tiferet she’b’netzach. The beauty of enduring things. Today I’m feeling contrary. So I’d like to talk…
Eternal Judgment: Omer 23
Gevurah. Judgment. Netzach. Eternity. Gevurah she’b’Netzach. Judgment in eternity. Trigger warning: stressful day, serious post. Maybe you’ve heard of hell.…
Mantra Strength: Omer 13
Yesod. Foundation. Gevurah. Judgment. Yesod she’b’Gevurah. Foundation of Judgment What are the foundations of judgment? Are they feelings? Beliefs? Can…
Forever Love: Omer Day 4
Netzach. Forever. Netzach she’b’chesed. Forever Love. What does that even look like? Like a mother’s love? Maybe? We talked about…
Jason Byassee: Writing, Tradition, and Pluralism
Thanks to my colleague Rev. Dr. Jason Byassee for agreeing to this interview! Jason works with me at the Vancouver…
Negative Thoughts, Be Gone!
Negative thoughts, be gone! I’m reading the handbook for combatting demons by Evagrius Ponticus, a 4th c. Christian monk. He…
Hope & Solidarity
Hope and Solidarity. Antidotes — we hope — to uncertainty and anxiety. Across Canada, religious communities have come together. How…
Love: Fast & Feast Together
Love. A good topic for “Virtual Ramadan,” an inter-faith celebration, hosted by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. I’m a long-time friend…