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Contributed by Stephen Wickman, St. Thomas Episcopal As much as some might disparage public broadcasting, the BBC provides a wonderful service allowing members of the British faith community to share their thoughts. I was reminded of this over the weekend when the BBC “Thought For the Day” covered the latest developments in what some call […]

Contributed by:  David Joyner, Britepaths Britepaths is a Tyson’s area non-profit that develops sustainable solutions to stabilize low-income working families, builds resilience through financial literacy and mentoring, and provides seasonal support to families in need. A critically important service Britepaths provides for struggling Fairfax County neighbors is the Emergency Food Support program. Every donation, whether monetary […]

Contributed by:  Susan Posey, Redeemer Lutheran “Be Imitators of God” was the title of our Pastor’s recent sermon.  My thought was, “Well, that’s a pretty tall order – exactly how are we to do that?”  Pastor Sandy Kessinger’s sermon was based on Paul’s instructions in Ephesians 4:25 – 5:2.  What are these instructions and how […]

Contributed By: Stephen Wickman, St. Thomas Episcopal Earlier this summer, I was blessed to attend a reunion on the Eastern Shore.  Unfortunately, while there, I got into two heated conversations about politics—one with the husband of a friend of 60 years and the other with a total stranger in a bar. While I was away, […]

Contributed by Michael Goldberg, the Baha’i Community In 1945, delegates from all over the world met in San Francisco to establish the United Nations. On May 19, they traveled to Muir Woods to honor the memory of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. President Roosevelt believed in the value of national parks as sources of inspiration and […]

By Yerusalem Work You stood castle-high, singing on the midnight-moonlit balcony Your voice reached across the vast, star-scattered skies Tears poured from my eyes You left a palace to address the issue of contentment You gave us light—a messenger of the messengers My thoughts took flight The height of a hummingbird, the rhythm complete with […]

Contributed by Stephen Wickman, St. Thomas Episcopal Members of St. Thomas Episcopal (a founding congregation of Tysons Interfaith) have created a vegetable garden. We are delighted that our garden is starting to yield fresh produce that we are delivering to SHARE of McLean, which is housed at another Tysons Interfaith congregation, McLean Baptist Church. Our […]

Contributed by Dr. Trish Hall, Center for Spiritual Living, Metro The International Day of UN Peacekeepers is May 29.  In this two-part series, Dr. Trish Hall explores the concepts of peacekeeping and peacemaking, and the importance of “being peace” in our world. In the days following the Hamas attack on Israel on 7 October 2023, […]

Contributed by Dr. Trish Hall, Center for Spiritual Living, Metro The International Day of UN Peacekeepers is May 29.  In this two-part series, Dr. Trish Hall explores the concepts of peacekeeping and peacemaking, and the importance of “being peace” in our world. Do you have the courage to live your values even when confronted by […]

Contributed by:   Susan Posey, Redeemer Lutheran, McLean Many people set aside time in their day for prayer, reflection, or meditation, and there are so many wonderful resources for this type of daily grounding.  One such resource is the Daily Lift, a daily audio reflection provided on-line by the Christian Science Church. This week, I was […]