by Roger Mock You probably know the story of the elephant and the blind men which originated long ago in the Indian sub-continent until it crossed the path of many religious traditions including Jain, Buddhist, Sufi, Hindu and Bahá’í. This morning I discovered this poetic retelling from the 19th century by one John Godfrey Saxe. And Saxe, it turns out, lived his last 27…
by Roger Mock For the Baha’i faith God exists as the Ultimate Reality and this universe came about as a movement of love within that Ultimate Reality. It is beyond the ability of finite human minds to conceptualize the infinite reality that is God. Therefore any concepts that humans form of God are only partial truths that…
by Rev. Crystal Muldrow As we live in a world that seems to be preoccupied with the satisfaction of self, more than ever, we need to remember these words of H. Emily Cady, “Pure love always asks, “What can I give?” never “What shall I receive?” February and March, are wonderful reminders that love, ultimately, is…
by Rob Geyer I am grateful for the opportunity to have served on the Board for the last three years. It has been a rewarding and challenging experience, especially during the most recent year with the minister transition from Jim to Crystal. I want to thank the congregation for their warmth and unconditional love and…
by Roger Mock Speaking for myself, I do feel used on occasion – and that’s good. Really good, actually. Writing this little column provides an example. Sometimes, like today, I really have no idea what I’m going to write about when I sit down to type. An idea shows up and I run with it,…
by John Daubney There are those among us who are naturally inclined to be “out front” or to be drawn to leadership positions and we welcome and embrace and are enriched by those men and women. There are also, however, as Glyne Griffith points out, men and women who are by nature more reserved and…
by Roger Mock There’s an old Gospel song with the chorus: I don’t want to get adjusted to this world, to this world I don’t want to get adjusted to this world, to this world I’ve got a home so much better and I’m gonna go there sooner or later And I don’t want to…
by Rev. Crystal Muldrow Like many people, the Fall/Winter holiday season is my favorite time of year. As a child, it was my favorite time of the year because of all the things that I could get. Halloween had abundance of candy. Thanksgiving brought family from long distances back to me, and all of my…
(Note: originally posted November 2014) By Roger Mock I recently re-read these words from Don Miguel Ruiz’s book The Mastery of Love: “Your heart is a magical kitchen. Open your heart. Open your magical kitchen and refuse to walk around the world begging for love. In your heart is all the love you need. Your heart…
by Rob Geyer Every so often I wonder- “what would create stronger bonds between people?” Most often my answer is simply, “the experience of sharing with each other”. I love finding out new and interesting things about folks and getting a better sense of what is important to them. So I’ve decided to share something…