Do As I Say, Not As I Do?
by Rabbi Nancy Kasten In his press release following the Texas State Senate’s passage of bills requiring public schools to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom and allowing school […]
Join Faith Commons for a Sacred Pilgrimage in the Holy Land (October 2023)
This fall you are invited to join George and Nancy for an Interfaith tour of the places and events that shape our historic religious attachment to the Holy Land. We […]
Thinking and praying about gun violence
The direction of healing is toward one another by Rabbi Nancy Kasten Governor Greg Abbott makes it clear he will never reduce access to guns. Even after recent high-profile brutal […]
[Podcasts]: On Redemption & Renewal
Interviews with Rabbi Elana Zelony, Dr. Curtis W. Freeman, and Imam Omar Suleiman On the Good God podcast, we just wrapped a three-part series on redemption and renewal—an idea inspired by […]
Despair, Hope, Joy: A message for this holy season.
by Rabbi Nancy Kasten Holy days in all three Abrahamic traditions overlapped in April this year. Jews celebrated Passover by retelling and embodying their redemption from slavery in Egypt at […]
The problem of religious nationalism
by Rev. Dr. George Mason Nancy’s essay this month is a heartrending and painful example of what we try to model through Faith Commons. In that same spirit, it seems […]
Nationalism or terrorism? Let’s get clear.
by Rabbi Nancy Kasten This week Jews across the globe celebrated the holiday of Purim, commemorating the Persian Jewish community’s deliverance from destruction as described in the biblical book of […]
More than food for thought
by Rabbi Nancy Kasten Hunger is pervasive in Texas, but for the most part, it’s invisible. We don’t have to guess how many Texas households lost power in the most […]
Roe Was Middle Ground
Recent column on abortion inspires readers This excerpt was originally published in The Dallas Morning News. You can access the full article here. Roe was middle ground Re: “Going to extremes on […]
Basic civil rights are under attack in the courts, Perryman warns
This article was originally published on Baptist News Global. You can access the original article here. by Jeff Brumley The U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade in June 2022 […]