09/04/2026
Next week I’ll be starting a short series on faith — but I want to be clear from the beginning: this series is not about religion.
There are thousands of religious and spiritual traditions in the world, and as we know, beliefs and practices can differ greatly. At times, those differences have even created conflict. But when we look beneath the surface, many traditions point toward similar values and principles.
That is what I want to focus on.
This series is not about asking anyone to have a religion, change religions, or believe in a particular doctrine. It is about the shared human qualities that many traditions, philosophies, and wisdom teachings encourage us to develop — qualities like compassion, honesty, humility, wisdom, respect, courage, and love.
For me, faith is not blind belief. It is something more grounded than that. Some may call it an anchor. Some may call it coming home to ourselves. Others may describe it as feeling steady, centered, or supported when life feels uncertain.
That is the kind of faith I want to explore.
