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  In a world often divided by doctrine, some are drawn to the quiet places where religions converge—not in dogma, but in longing. Beneath the rituals and creeds lies a shared pulse: a desire to live with integrity, to love beyond self-interest, to listen for something deeper than noise. Whether it’s the Franciscan embrace of simplicity, the Buddhist practice of mindfulness, the Jewish call to justice, or the Muslim rhythm of prayer, each tradition offers a lens through which truth is glimpsed—not possessed. These glimpses don’t cancel each other out. They harmonize. This is not a search for watered-down universalism. It is a search for the kind of truth that humbles, that invites learning from one another without fear of losing one’s own grounding. The kind that says: “You are not alone in your questions. Others have walked this path, too.” This post was inspired by  An Afternoon's Dictation  by Steven Greenebaum.  Book Description:  In 1999 Steven Greenebaum...

It rarely sounds like thunder. More often, it’s the quiet nudge in the middle of a sleepless night. The sudden clarity while folding laundry. The ache that won’t go away until you speak kindness aloud. When God talks to man, it’s not always in words. It’s in the pattern of the sparrow’s flight, the timing of a stranger’s smile, the scripture that lands differently today than it did yesterday. It’s in the silence between two people who know they’re forgiven. Some hear God in liturgy. Others in laughter. Some in the stillness after grief. The voice is not always easy to recognize—but it is persistent. It calls us toward mercy, toward courage, toward the kind of love that doesn’t need applause. And sometimes, God speaks through us. Through the stories we tell, the meals we share, the questions we dare to ask. Through the way we walk beside someone who’s lost their way, without needing to fix them. When God talks to man, it’s not a monologue. It’s a conversation. One that stretches a...

  Recently,  An Afternoon's Dictation  (Greenebaum), reached #55 on the Amazon bestseller list of books in ecumenism Christian theology, #170 in Christian ecumenism; and #215 in faith & spirituality. The book has been on bestseller lists many times.  Book Description:  In 1999 Steven Greenebaum felt he'd hit the wall. Fifty years old, he could not make sense of his life or the world around him. For several months he angrily demanded answers from God, if God were there. One afternoon, an inner voice told him to get a pen and paper and write. Steven then took dictation - three pages, not of commandments but guidance for leading a meaningful life.   An Afternoon's Dictation  grapples with, organizes, and deeply explores the revelations Steven received and then studied for over ten years. His sharing is NOT offered as the only possible way to understand it the dictation. It is offered, rather, as a start. The book's sections include deep explorations i...