Category Archives: 30 Before 30

Rime means “no sides”, “non-partisan” or “non-sectarian” What this journey of 30 religions before I turn 30 is doing to me so far can best be described as Rime, not taking any one side. My previous judgments of other religions are finally starting to shatter all around me. I see real people behind each service,Continue reading “Buddhism (Rime)”

“Someone asked me what is your religion? I said, “All the paths that lead to The Light.”” -author unknown It has been a couple weeks since I have watched a service. I have been feeling unmotivated to give my time to this project. I just truly needed a bit of a break, a pause, aContinue reading “Adventist”

“Heavenly Father, give us the discernment to make decisions that enable us to follow the path you have set before us. Enable us to trust that the Holy Spirit is with us, guiding us. Help us to accept our past, enjoy our present, and embrace our future.” Prayer of Discernment This morning I virtually visitedContinue reading “Catholic”

“Mindfulness is simply being aware of what is happening right now without wishing it were different. Enjoying the pleasant without holding on when it changes (which it will). Being with the unpleasant without fearing it will always be this way (which it won’t). -James Baraz Spring is here! It’s my most favorite time of theContinue reading “Meditation”

“Take the risk of thinking for yourself, much more happiness, truth, beauty, and wisdom will come to you that way.” —Christopher Hitchens This morning I awoke at around 3:30 am… I tried so hard to fall back asleep, I mean it was a Saturday after all! My mind was on fire and I knew theContinue reading “Jewish”

“According to a 2015 Pew Research Center study, by 2050, the Christian population is expected to be 2.9 billion.” -Wikipedia A few days ago I watched Hillcrest Christian Church’s Facebook live church service. I will be honest, I really thought that I had an idea what this service would be like, what the church auditoriumContinue reading “Christian”

“We all came in different ships, but we’re all in the same boat now.” -Martin Luther King Jr. The one word to best describe my experience as I watched the live service from Church of the Resurrection Leawood this morning would be, diversity. This morning I sat here at my kitchen table, lap top openContinue reading “Methodist”

“Come, let us sing to the Lord; let us shout for joy to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving and raise a loud shout to him with psalms.For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods.” Psalm 95 This morning I attended the St. Thomas EpiscopalContinue reading “Episcopal”

Six rules of life from Buddha’s teaching and science: Before you pray… Believe Before you speak… Listen Before you spend… Earn Before you write… Think Before you quit… Try Before you die… Live This morning I attended the Temple Buddhist Center of Kansas City via a live broadcast. I wanted so badly to attend aContinue reading “Western Buddhism”

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails.” H. Jackson Brown As I drove to Rainbow Mennonite Church this morning I said aContinue reading “Mennonite”