Nearly 30 Rochester Area Clergy Call for Honesty in Education
Whether we’re Black or white, Latino or Asian, Native or newcomer, we want our kids to have an education that encourages them to dig deeper into who we are, where…
Islamic Reflection – The righteous man…
﴿إِنّا بَلَوناهُم كَما بَلَونا أَصحابَ الجَنَّةِ إِذ أَقسَموا لَيَصرِمُنَّها مُصبِحينَ﴾ [Al-Qalam: 17] Indeed, we have tried them as We tried the companions of the garden, when they swore to cut…
Clergy and Religious Leaders for Immediate COVID Relief
Dear Legislative Leadership, Dec. 10, 2020 Thank you for your leadership in these challenging times. As clergy and faith leaders in ISAIAH and Jewish Community Action, representing Christian, Jewish, and…
Our Faith. Our Health. Our Safety
As people of faith working together across race, faith background, and zip code, we know the health and safety of our communities are central to creating the kind of Minnesota…
Eid Mubarak! Celebrating #EidAtHomeMN
By Abdulahi Farah, Muslim Coalition of ISAIAH lead organizer As a community we have fasted, we have stood in prayer, and now we will celebrate. These last few moments of…
“Now who will harm you if you are eager to do what is good?”
By Rev. Corinne Freedman Ellis, Macalester Plymouth United Church I never thought I’d say this, but I am really missing the stay-at-home order this week. Anyone else? With a stay-at-home…
The Willingness to Heal: Responding to a Health Pandemic the Way Jesus Would
By Rev. Christian Briones, Associate Minister, Mayflower United Church of Christ Luke 5:12-16 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) 12 Once, when he was in one of the cities, there was a man…
Finding Rejuvenation in Ramadan Amid Global Crisis
“The month of Ramadan (is the month) in which the Qur’an has been sent down as guidance for mankind containing clear signs which lead (to the straight road) and distinguishing…
Welcome to Apocalypse: A Faith Reflection
By: Rev. Jan Wiersma Sisters and brothers, welcome to apocalypse. If this word conjures up images of death, destruction and the end of the world as we know it, let…
Experiencing Passion Week in a Pandemic
1 Corinthians 15:55-57 “Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?” “The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But…