This week, my church buddy Jacob and I attended St. Martha’s in Okemos. This is the home church of my colleague and trivia team buddy Clare and she was our very lovely hostess during mass. Marie had to drop her hubby off at the airport this morning so she joined us for lunch after theContinueContinue reading “St. Martha’s Catholic Church”
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Ramadan 2018: The Eid Party Was a Smashing Success
My friends are the best. I remember a time after I moved back to Lansing when I felt isolated and lonely. Now my life is full of close friends and I am so grateful for them. Everyone came with a great attitude. They were thrilled to celebrate with me, and while I said there wasContinueContinue reading “Ramadan 2018: The Eid Party Was a Smashing Success”
Prepping for the Eid Party
Ramadan ends today and my Eid party is Saturday! The celebration turned into a PlusOne so what was going to be an intimate gathering of about 6 people has turned into a part-tay of 12. I’d like to take a moment to say why my guests are important to me and why I want toContinueContinue reading “Prepping for the Eid Party”
If Jim Jones Could Do It… I’M JUST SAYIN
I get that a multi-cultural religious congregation is hard. And I’ve said, as a white woman, that it’s been difficult to be a part of a Muslim ummah (congregation) in America. I feel that I don’t have as much of a voice as Muslim-born men from majority-Muslim nations. And that became unacceptable to me. SoContinueContinue reading “If Jim Jones Could Do It… I’M JUST SAYIN”
Social Justice Vs Service
I’m finding that the churches I’m visiting are either big on social justice or they’re big on service. There may be some overlap, but the main focus is clear to even a casual observer. It’s on the bulletin boards. It’s in the church announcements. It’s preached from the pulpit. It’s what people are talking aboutContinueContinue reading “Social Justice Vs Service”
Book Review: Thrift Store Saint: Meeting Jesus $.25 At a Time by Jane Knuth
Y’know how I said I was reading spiritual books? Well, I found a winner. One that taught me more about God and Jesus than some other titles that purport to be an explanation of the Gospels. And it was just my style: It was about service. In Kalamazoo, Michigan of all places. Jane Knuth wroteContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Thrift Store Saint: Meeting Jesus $.25 At a Time by Jane Knuth”
Ramadan 2018: 4: So, what’s up with fasting and church shopping at the same time?
One of my atheist parents’ greatest gifts to me when it comes to religion was that they passed on a strong, clear position that all religions are created equal. They all have plusses and minuses and they all fill similar personal and social needs. (That doesn’t mean they think cults should get tax exempt status.)ContinueContinue reading “Ramadan 2018: 4: So, what’s up with fasting and church shopping at the same time?”
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