L’Shanah Tovah! Today marks the second day of Rosh Hoshanah celebrations in the Jewish tradition. For those other non-Jews out there who might not be familiar with Rosh Hashanah, it is the Jewish New Year that marks the beginning of the High Holy Days. Beginning at sundown yesterday, the holiday…
This month Quest for Meaning is focusing on atonement. Given that we are all prone to slip-ups, mistakes, and the occasional faux pas, atonement is probably something that we have all considered from time to time. Read more about why I think we should rid ourselves of atonement and focus,…
I am standing against the gym wall, one of only two girls who have not yet been chosen by a team. Pick me. Please pick me. Don’t let me be the last person picked. Please God. I push my glasses up my nose, cross my arms in front of my…
As many of us commemorate the Easter holiday this weekend with secular traditions and/or religious rites, let us a consider a different perspective. Let us consider the perspective of grieving mother, a pragmatic believer, a faithful realist. I first heard the poem “Mary” by Philip Appleman at church during the…
“An unexamined faith is not worth having” – Elton Trueblood With the advent of baseball season upon us, I am reminded of two well-known scenes in the popular baseball movie, “Bull Durham.” You know, the one where Annie Savoy admits her belief in the “Church of Baseball” and the one…
I began writing this blog nearly a month ago with a deep breath and a huge leap of faith. As I wrote in my introductory blog, I had been putting off writing a blog for a variety of reasons – self-doubt and privacy protection being two main concerns. But when…