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Interfaith Reflections 2003-2004
RELIGION, CAUSING DIVISION OR HEALING IT?
December 2004
By Rev. Dee Eisenhauer
Eagle Harbor Congregational United Church of ChristA smile came over the radio recently in this joke: Have you heard that two out of three Americans agree that rudeness is on the rise in our nation? And the third person is just a stupid jerk who doesn't know what he's talking about. more...
THE LITTLE HOUSE THAT'S NOT SO LITTLE
November 2004
By Rabbi Mark S. Glickman
Congregation Kol Shalom
In the outskirts of Winslow, in a clearing at the end of a long gravel driveway, sits a small building that used to be an old house. Enter through the heavy glass doors in front, and you will find yourself in a room with a low ceiling, wooden floors, and several rows of chairs. more...THE WAY
October 2004
By Kent Chadwick
Rolling Bay Presbyterian Church
For me, the most compelling description of the early Christian community was “followers of the way.” The way they followed was one of hope, reconciliation, empowerment and love, a way both ancient and startlingly new. more...PEACE IS INEVITABLE!
September 2004
By Olga Ruys
Baha'i Faith on Bainbridge Island
From the reality that fills our media and from the history of mankind this belief seems disconnected. However, it is a vital Baha'i concept that world unity is the next stage in the evolution of mankind. Humanity has developed through stages of social organizations: families, tribes, villages, cities, states and nations, always moving toward a greater unity. Progress to date has been reached through warfare and consultation of world leaders. What path will mankind use to achieve the next level, world peace? more...WHO WILL TEACH OUR YOUTH TO CARE?
August 2004
By Pastor Marty Dasler
Bethany Lutheran Church of Bainbridge
Talk about the heat. Several weeks ago I was in Tecate, Mexico not far from San Diego but in a world rarely seen by the 13 teens and four adults from Bethany and Port Madison Churches. It was a good thing most of the youth did not know that they were working in heat that exceeded 100 degrees. I thought this is a tough way to build basic housing - the last thing Mexico needs is imported cheap labor. But these youth spent a good deal of their winter fundraising for their summer servant trip and they were determined to complete their portion of two houses before handing the project over to the next church group. more...HOW DO YOU VOTE?
July 2004
By Bob Satterwhite
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Personal voting has been the foundation platform for representative decision making since the beginning of democratic government. However it doesn’t necessarily result in the best leaders or the best form of government. The basic assumption is that in a democratic election those voting have a clear idea of what they are voting for, but unfortunately in our modern society there is less and less an opportunity to know what are the hidden agendas behind the issues. more...THE SPIRAL GOSPELS AND THE SEASONS OF OUR SOUL
June 2004
By Rev. Dr. Tom Thresher
Suquamish Community Congregational, United Church of Christ
In 1999 I attended a seminarians’ retreat with the national leaders of the United Church of Christ. One of those leaders shared the story of a young man who had approached him and asked how he could develop his spiritual life. The minister asked whether he attended church. The young man responded with evident sincerity, “What does church have to do with my spiritual life?” more...CHOOSING TO CONNECT
May 2004
By Rev. Drew Johnston, Minister
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Bainbridge Island
and North KitsapThis is such a fine time of year in our part of the world! I notice the call of the great outdoors as much as anyone, and I know a lot of folks who answer that call. I see them less on Sundays now, and when I see them other times of the week there is sometimes a momentary pause, maybe an explanation of where they were last weekend. more...
HOME: WHERE LIFE IS FORMED
April 2004
By Rev. Dan Sailer, Pastor
Seabold United Methodist Church
If it’s been awhile since you took stock of where you are going, join in with me. And how about an evaluation of the kids? Or your marriage? Or your own future? You know what I mean, trimming off the fat of lazy thinking and taking a lean, hard look at the years remaining. more...JESUS: A DEATH AND LIFE MATTER
March 2004
Rev. Dee Eisenhauer, Pastor
Eagle Harbor Congregational Church, U.C.C.
The now-defunct Bear Country Jamboree at Disneyland used to feature a large animatronic bear singing in an exaggerated country twang, “There was BLOOD on the saddle, and BLOOD all around, and one great big PUDDLE--of BLOOD on the ground.” The song rose in my consciousness again after recently seeing Mel Gibson’s movie, The Passion of the Christ. The film focuses on the blood of Christ from the depiction of Jesus sweating blood in the first scene through the gory punishment and crucifixion of Jesus near the end; the camera lingers over more than one great big puddle of blood on the ground. more...FAITH AS A PARADE
February 2004
By Joseph Hickey Tiernan, Rector
St. Barnabas Episcopal Church
I grew up going to parades. Living in Philadelphia in the 1950s, I was exposed to dozens of them, small and large. The New Year’s Day Mummers Parade, in which neighborhoods competed for the most imaginative and spectacular costumes, was my favorite. The holiday buying season began with the Gimble’s Thanksgiving Parade, with the first appearance of Santa Claus for the year, surrounded by floats and horse brigades and high school bands. more...APPRECIATING THE GOOD AROUND US
January 2004
By Bob Satterwhite
First Church of Christ, Scientist, Bainbridge IslandNow that the traditional Holiday Season is behind us and some of us have perhaps already forgotten our New Year’s Resolutions, wouldn’t it be a good time to review just what this special season has meant to us, and our families. What can we carry forward that will continue to bless and sustain us? The most important idea that comes to my mind is Gratitude! more...GIVE RELIGION ANOTHER LOOK
December 2003By Bishop F. Ross Boundy
Several recent surveys have concluded Washington State has one of the lowest percentages of regular religious service attendance in the nation. Some of the reasons may include our happily frenetic lifestyle in a wonderfully mild climate makes attendance at weekend religious services a challenge; an ethic of integrity and community service that substitutes for purely religious institutions; or a secularly educated adult population that finds spiritual issues largely irrelevant or no longer vital. There is not much we can do about the weather, and I would never discourage our community or educational ethic. However, I would like to challenge the notion that education and adulthood obviates the need for organized religion in our modern lives. more...
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Interfaith Reflections
These articles, written monthly by members of various IFC faith groups, appear in the Bainbridge Island Review and on this web site. They offer spiritual and faith-inspired perspectives on matters and issues that touch our lives and our society.
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