I  love science. I think of science as a pathway to wonder, with that path of discovery and learning leading us to a deeper understanding of who we are and how we relate to the rest of our universe. Read more »

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A garden amidst the flames. My heart embraces every form. Read more »

Wonder rather than doubt is the root of all knowledge. ―Abraham Joshua Heschel Read more »

My first conversation with my granddaughter Phoenix regarding the tooth fairy happened in a larger conversation about religion in general. Read more »

“For me, every hour is grace. And I feel gratitude in my heart each time I can meet someone and look at his or her smile.” —Elie Wiesel

“Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.”—Socrates

“God has no religion.” —Mahatma Gandhi

“All peoples are members of the same body, created from one essence. ” —Saadi

“The winds of grace are always blowing but you have to raise the sail.”—Ramakrishna

For many of us, it proves impossible to limit religious thought to a narrow creed. The more we learn, the more difficult it becomes to restrict ourselves to the definition of ultimate reality, or God, that we grew up with, or held when we were young. Read more »

I wrote this prayer sitting in a military chapel in Afghanistan. The prayer was inspired by my encounter with a service-member I met. Read more »

Well-meaning people explain that it doesn’t matter what religion I choose, but I must choose, and only one. Only then, they say, can I go truly deep into a religion. Read more »