Often, we prefer the comfort of our current ailments to the promising unknown.  If we resist change, however, we are held in a state of harmful dormancy.  If we instead invite change as inherent to life, we foster happiness and heal wounds. Welcoming transformation promotes a continuous, yet difficult, journey of growth and maturity.  Change, as we will explore, is life’s only…

This Sunday, we deeply engage with the ideas of welcome, spirituality, faith, and religion. Our exploration is multilayered. First, what do we gain when we welcome faith and spirituality into our own lives? Once we have found our own spiritual grounding, I invite us to explore, through the musings of Jewish and Buddhist scholars, what it is that is universal in the…

This Sunday, we reflect on how a practice of curiosity serves as an act of love and radical welcome. By simply engaging with those in our midst, we illuminate the humanity of those we encounter, an act that is significant in this world of indifference, judgment, and animosity.  Through thoughtful questioning, we invite into our lives myriad stories, blessing the listener and…