“Elijah put aside his preconceived notions of how God works in order to receive God’s blessings — even if those blessings came from ravens,” said
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Gretta Vosper is an ordained minister who has served congregations at several Canadian churches. She is also an atheist. Vosper Vosper “came out” as an
Lief Buddhist Acharya Judith Lief has never not questioned faith. “I find questions more interesting than answers,” Lief said. “Questions open things up while answers
Chautauqua Catholic Community Daily Mass is held at 8 a.m. Mondays and Fridays and at 7 p.m. Thursdays at St. Mary of Lourdes in Mayville.
“A lifetime of service to others is a life well spent for some people,” said the Rev. Traci deVon Blackmon in her homily on Wednesday,
Hogue As a religious naturalist, Michael Hogue doesn’t think humankind is the center of the universe. Hogue opened up the first of Chautauqua’s 2020 Interfaith
Salkin Every Sunday, Rabbi Jeffrey Salkin opens The New York Times and counts wedding announcements. It might not be a perfect scientific study or a
In preparation for this week’s Interfaith Lecture Series, “Forces that Shape Our Daily Lives: The Contemporary Search for Spirituality,” speakers were asked to contemplate a
“Story matters. We have thousands of years of sacred story, stories of the peoples’ journey with God,” said the Rev. Traci DeVon Blackmon. “Stories shape
Lief Go to a place of worship. Listen. Leave. Go home. Do the dishes. Return next week. Judith Lief, a Buddhist acharya, said it’s not
The Apostle Peter declared at Pentecost what the prophet Joel said would become standard, that “all believers will be empowered to prophesy, to dream what
Chautauqua Catholic Community Daily Mass is held at 8 a.m. Mondays and Fridays and at 7 p.m. Thursdays at St. Mary of Lourdes in Mayville.
Salkin It’s common for people to encounter questionnaires, surveys, or paperwork with the question: “what is your religion?” Some may check the box labelled Christianity,
“What to me is the Fourth of July?” asked the Rev. Traci DeVon Blackmon. “Will its great principles and social justice be extended to people
Blackmon A West African proverb sits at the top of the Rev. Traci DeVon Blackmon’s biographical profile on the United Church of Christ Website: “Until
“The mystics wrote more extensively about the Song of Solomon, or called the Song of Songs, than any other book in the Bible,” said the