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February 2018

February 02, 2018

Quotes About Goodness

Quotes from all of the major faiths of the world about the importance of watering...

January 2018

January 31, 2018

How To Talk About Religion and Politics

If we want to have civil discussions about religion and politics, we have to make...

January 29, 2018

Seek Harmony Rather Than Unity

Improved relations between humans can be anything from ceasing hostilities to reluctant tolerance to cooperation...

January 26, 2018

Working Together Towards Harmony

Important insights for those who want to create a more harmonious society. Join us for...

January 24, 2018

Meeting Hate with Love

Love is not weakness. It is the essence of true religion, true spirituality, true faith,...

January 22, 2018

Spiritual Love

This column explores several definitions of love and suggests ways to increase the individual capacity...

January 20, 2018

We need to honor diversity but celebrate similarities. Why? Because our celebration of diversity has...

January 18, 2018

God is More Than That!

Can the human mind know the entirety of what we call God? Is God the...

January 16, 2018

A Trans-Rational Approach to Spirituality

If you are a spiritual person and also believe yourself to be rational (the two...

January 14, 2018

Relevant MLK Quotes

Martin Luther King Jr. quotes on nonviolence, science, brotherhood, competition, communication, selflessness, injustice, great nations,...

January 12, 2018

Stain on a White Piece of Cloth

A character improvement metaphor that explains why people who have messed up get praised and...

January 09, 2018

The Paradox of Morality

Morality is a part of all social structures, both ancient and modern, but the paradox...

January 06, 2018

The Parable of the Soup

Whether your label your path as spiritual or religious this short parable does a surprisingly...

January 04, 2018

Religion is Like Music… Or is it Like a Cow?

Is religion a force for good in the world or does it have mostly detrimental...

January 01, 2018

An Interfaith Prayer for 2018

A prayer for harmony in the New Year.

December 2017

December 30, 2017

Responding to a Year of Anger, Hatred, and Outrage

As a divisive year comes to an end, we must consider how we have responded...

December 27, 2017

A Metaphor for Energy

This simple metaphor change can affect the way you feel after you give of yourself...

December 23, 2017

My Complicated Relationship with Jesus

How having ‘the same birthday as Jesus’ has informed my life and influenced my relationship...

December 20, 2017

The Six Steps of Learning

On the path of self-development, each new idea needs to go through these six steps...

December 17, 2017

In Each Other’s Minds

Two reasons why dehumanization and rage thrive on the Internet and what we can do...

December 16, 2017

Holiday Gifts for My Readers

From December 16 to 20, I am giving free copies of my two novels, The...

December 13, 2017

Using Experifaith for Dialogue

The Experifaith model can facilitate unique intrafaith, ecumenical, and interfaith dialogues.

December 11, 2017

Does Religion Equal Division?

There seems to be an easy answer to this question but there is more to...

December 06, 2017

Solitude: A Reflection

During an interfaith discussion about solitude, I refined my understanding and realized that there are...

December 04, 2017

The Moral Aspect of Taxes

Every tax debate has moral implications. We pay taxes to maintain a civilized society but...

December 01, 2017

Spirituality: A Definition

The word spirituality can create either clarity or confusion depending on its definition. This definition...

November 2017

November 28, 2017

Cherry Picking from Eastern Mysticism

An example of how picking one thing from Eastern mysticism without considering the entire philosophy...

November 25, 2017

A Continuous Stream of Gratitude

The only complaint you may have if you try this experiment is that there will...

November 22, 2017

In Defense of Men

With new sexual harassment allegations coming out at a dizzying rate, let us not apply...

November 20, 2017

Hope and Harmony in Austin

Hosted by the Muslim community at Riverbend Christian Church in Austin, iACT’s 33rd Thanksgiving service...

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