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Voices from Jerusalem: A Path Toward Peace

In moments of conflict, it can feel impossible to know where to look for clarity or hope. At Faith Commons, we turn to people whose daily work is peacebuilding—leaders grounded in relationships, truth-telling, and a commitment to shared society. We are sharing three conversations: a public dialogue with Hana Bendcowsky and John Munayer, and two […]

Immigration, Story, and Public Witness

Across the country, people of faith are confronting the realities of immigration—not as an abstract issue, but as a human one. Families seeking safety, neighbors offering care, leaders raising their voices for justice. Faith Commons and Good God have been exploring these stories from different perspectives—through conversation, witness, and reflection. Below are four ways to engage what […]

Giving Thanks Sans Nativism

Days from now Americans will gather around tables to celebrate our national holiday of Thanksgiving. Those of us with the resources to do so will enjoy a feast with all the fixins’ and likely choose to spurn the side dish of politics. But the usual images of Pilgrims in black and white attire (fiction) sharing […]

Holy Peace in the Holy Land

by Rabbi Nancy Kasten It’s been two long years since our “What Makes This Land Holy” journey to Israel/Palestine was cancelled, due to Hamas’s shocking and brutal attack in Israel on October 7 and the start of Israel’s retaliatory war in Gaza. On this anniversary of that thwarted journey, after two years of bloodshed and […]

Don’t let Trump bully Dallas away from racial equity

Originally published in the Dallas Morning News on September 15, 2025. City Council should resist executive orders while their legality is in doubt. In March 2021, the Dallas City Council unanimously approved Dallas Racial Equity Resolution No. 19-0804, which “… recognized racial inequities brought on by a legacy of systemic racism and unjust practices and […]

The Whole Story Is the Best Story

Earlier this month my Faith Commons partner Rabbi Nancy Kasten and I had grandsons born two days apart. The thrill of new life never gets old, and the joy of grandparenting is incomparable. We have also experienced in their births the proverbial circle of life. Nancy lost her dad two years ago and I lost […]