Sweet Surrender by Rev. Leslie Boies, M.A. June 2010 "As-salamu ‘alaykum." Peace be upon you. "Wa ‘alaykum as –salam." And upon you peace. This is the greeting the Prophet Muhammed taught his followers to use. Today this greeting is exchanged millions of times each day throughout the Muslim world. Rev. Leslie Boies

Revealing the Spiritual Wisdom of People with Mental Illness by Rev. Laura Mancuso, MS, CRC August 2010 Rev. Laura Mancuso I came to the mental health field—and even to the intersection of mental health and spirituality—wanting to help, intending to be of service. What I have come to realize is that

Tips from a Trauma Chaplain: Notes from Father Jayson's Class by The CHI Student Community March 2009 The following notes were taken during Father Jayson Landeza's class at the January 2009 Christianity module. Father Jayson has been a priest for 21 years. Seasoned in trauma chaplaincy, he is a chaplain for the Oakland

Our True Authentic Selves by Rev. Amy Selena Reynolds-Wrobleski There was once a great Hassidic master named Rabbi Zusya. As he neared the end of his life, a student asked him what he feared most about dying. “I am most afraid of what the angels will ask me as I stand before heaven’s

An Interfaith Approach to Reclaiming the Divine World by Rev. John C. Robinson, Ph.D., D.Min. December 2008 Rev. Dr. John Robinson Interfaith research on the existence and nature of “Heaven on Earth” has been my passion for over a decade. Why? Because I have seen the Divine World since childhood and

“Sage of All Creation, Mentor of All Souls” by Rev. Elizabeth McCain, M.A. June 2008 Rev. Elizabeth McCain For the past month, while preparing for the Judaism module, I have been collecting and meditating on Jewish prayers. At the Am Kolel Shabbat morning service, in a small Jewish renewal community, I

Apology for Atheology by Rev. Rachel Findley June 2009  “all ignorance toboggans into know then trudges up to ignorance again; but winter's not forever, even snow melts; and if spring should spoil the game, what then?” (e e cummings) Chaplain Rachel Findley My theology—what and how I think about God, if

Sermon on the Mountain of Inter-Spirituality by Rev. Patricia Stamm, M.D. March 2008 Rev. Patricia Stamm “The One is no other than the All, and the All none other than the One”, declares Sen Ts’an, the Buddhist poet. “God is great, God is great; there is no God but God,” chant

Simple by Rev. William Sewall, JD Sermon delivered at the September 20, 2014 CHI Ordination Rev. William Sewall As my friends and family will verify, I love to think, to ponder the complexities of life and look for answers where seemingly none are present. But the real mystery of life rests