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Contributed by Lois Herr — First Church of Christ, Scientist, McLean Many people set aside time in their day for prayer, reflection, or meditation. As a Christian Science practitioner, I often find inspiration in daily audio reflections presented by members of our church, called the Daily Lift. A recent Daily Lift by Madora Kibbe, a Christian […]

Contributed by Stephen Wickman:  St. Thomas Episcopal, McLean “What would they do if they were tested with a great tragedy, wouldn’t they need God for comfort?”  That was the question asked by one of our Baha’i friends at last week’s Interfaith Coffee House (please come!) in response to my snarky suggestion that, looking at the […]

Contributed by Stephen Wickman, St. Thomas Episcopal, McLean “Why Have Empathy for Those Who Never Extend It?” is how Qasim Rashid begins a brave essay that reflects on the death of Charlie Kirk Reflections on the Death of Charlie Kirk.  It is well worth the time to read his thoughts in full, but here is […]

Contributed by Susan Posey, Redeemer Lutheran Church, McLean A friend of mine recently shared a link to an article published in Time entitled, We All Deserve Dignity and Respect.  It is authored by Russell Nelson, the President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints on the occasion of his 101st birthday!  Mr. Nelson’s […]

This past summer at McLean Baptist Church we did a series of Sunday morning group studies titled ‘Kaleidoscope of Faith.’ I had the pleasure of presenting the last session of the series and the topic I chose was Faith & Gratitude. Some of the other sessions included Faith & Travel, Faith & Science, Faith & […]

Contributed by Stephen Wickman, St. Thomas Episcopal, McLean I had forgotten all about the book I had to read in high school until I heard this show about the Greek goddess Hestia (Vesta to the Romans). (BBC Audio | Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics | Hestia  That book is long gone, but my […]

Contributed by Stephen Wickman, St. Thomas Episcopal, McLean This Sunday morning while walking my son’s ever-curious dog along the well-lit, beautifully engineered Vesper St. trail, which connects Route 7 and the toney suburbs of Vienna, I was not surprised to see an “unhoused” man, who quickly turned off his flashlight as we ambled past the […]

Contributed by Andra Baylus, Regional Director of the Meher Baba Spiritual Community Carrying out protecting citizens and the many variations of being a citizen, which includes people of different faith traditions, cultures, the wealthy, the poor, the middle class, the homeless and the immigrants, should be done carefully and respectfully taking into consideration each individual’s circumstances, […]

Contributed by Stephen Wickman, St. Thomas Episcopal, McLean There is an ongoing debate in the Christian community about the “sacraments,” or what is essentially necessary to be a Christian. All of our communities agree on two: Communion (Eucharist, the Great Thanksgiving, the Mass) and Holy Baptism. Some traditions (primarily the Roman Catholic) claim you must […]

Contributed by Rev. Dr. Trish Hall We have, in plain sight, an opportunity to create a world that works – a world that supports itself by connecting and nurturing all aspects of creation.  The common phrase “hidden in plain sight” applies to much of our human experience.  Life in all its messy diversity is blatantly […]