Category Archives for "Our Voices"

GenerosityOur Whole Souul Living Theme for November is Generosity, a topic both deeply complex (if we think about it too much) and astonishingly simple (if we simply follow the impulse).  Consider the quote, “True generosity is guided by awareness.”  The implication is that if we are truly aware…: of our interdependence, of our inherent connections, […]

GenerosityOur Whole Souul Living Theme for November is Generosity, a topic both deeply complex (if we think about it too much) and astonishingly simple (if we simply follow the impulse).  Consider the quote, “True generosity is guided by awareness.”  The implication is that if we are truly aware…: of our interdependence, of our inherent connections, […]

Click To Download  PDF October 2020 Ploughshare Posted Date: October 1, 2020 

ScriptureScripture is our Whole Souul Living Theme for October.  Spiritual traditions like Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism and many others look to very specific, historic texts for inspiration, truth, guidance, or comfort.  For our purposes, solidly in the liberal religious tradition, we will more broadly define Scripture as, “Anything we turn to for guidance, truth, […]

FirstAnnounce Eating for Good(thanks to Julie Meyers for the post)-We all know that restaurants are hurting.  Since we all like to eat, there’s a way we can help.  We’ve created a list of minority-owned restaurants with brief reviews by members of our congregation (thanks, Helen Berkman, for the idea!).  Please consider soliciting these restaurants (all […]

Click To Download  PDF September 2020 Ploughshare Posted Date: September 1, 2020 

FreedomOur Whole Souul Living Theme for September is Freedom, a profoundly important idea in liberal religion.Osho wrote; “True freedom is always spiritual. It has something to do with your innermost being, which cannot be chained, handcuffed, or put into a jail.”  Victor Frankl wrote, “Between stimulus and response, there is a space.  In that space lies […]

Click To Download  PDF August 2020 Ploughshare Posted Date: August 1, 2020 

HospitalityHospitality is an ancient value.  Legend has it the Hebrew prophet Elijah would wander about disguised as a beggar to test whether people would be hospitable or hostile.  On one occasion, a rabbi turned him away, only to learn later that it was Elijah in disguise. The moral in the Hebrew tradition is that you […]

Click To Download  PDF Ju​ly 2020 Ploughshare Posted Date: Ju​ly 2, 2020