Building a safe community where conversation and social justice meet spirituality
When I was little, I was taught by the church that our beliefs led to the only true faith. Other people may have believed differently, but how I lived as a Christian was the only way to get to God. I never really got that. I mean Jesus was a Jew and Islam grew out…
There’s power in community. Coming together with one purpose, be it snorkeling or running or a campfire or book club or whatever gives a sense of belonging. It’s something most humans long for – kind of like the image above – “like” bagels go in “like” containers! And don’t they look neat, orderly and delicious?!…
It was a gorgeous Sunday late morning with a blue sky and not as cold as some weekends. I was walking to my car after my shift at the market with Bagel Joy. As I approached my car there was a Mercedes behind me parked at an odd angle and all I could think was…
The pandemic did a lot of things to us. It caused isolation, depression, anxiety. But it also created space to do things differently. In the midst of missing visiting my parents and longing to be out in the world, the despair became palpable and I had to do something to change the isolation into moments…