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Recently, Splash Magazines Chicago interviewe d Steven Greenebaum, author o f One Family Indivisible . Here is the introduction to its article, "In Conversation with Reverend Steven Greenebaum": One Family: Indivisible,  by Reverend Steven Greenebaum, the founder of the Living Interfaith Church, is the latest of his three books. As a child growing up as a Reform Jew in Suburban Los Angeles, he was impacted by the unfairness of what he observed in his world, the Holocaust, the treatment of the African American Community, for a start and set about making the world a better place.  Along the way he earned Master’s Degrees in Mythology, Music, and Pastoral Studies.  His experiences, which include directing  Jewish ,  Methodist ,  Presbyterian , and  Interfaith  choirs, have helped him to understand the profound wisdom of many spiritual traditions leading him to found the Living Interfaith Church. His mission has ...

  A recent review of Steven Greenebaum's book, One Family Indivisible , by Barbara Bamberger Scott, a reviewer with very high standards, for US Review of Books results in a "recommended" rating.  The conclusion: Greenebaum's spiritual philosophy, as propounded here, combines erudition and eclecticism. Devout within his family faith, Greenebaum's etheric messages e indicated a need for a spirituality that can be shared with people of all religious persuasions. In recent years the Living Interfaith Church has flourished with the active participation of Cathy Merchant, whom Greenebaum has supported in her assumption of ministerial roles as he began to battle critical physical challenges. He presents his notable memoir with verve, sensitivity, and a light-hearted sense of self-mockery as he recalls past missteps. His book also provides enough intimate recollection to reveal to the reader a person always determined, with his eye continually on the prize of human kindne...

Recently, HeraldNet wrote a column on the Reverend Steven Greenebaum and his new book, One Family Individible . Evan Thompson, Herald columnist, writes: There’s a verse in the Koran that illustrates how Steven Greenebaum, a lifelong Jew, sees the world. “We have created you from male and female and made you peoples and tribes that you may know one another,” it reads. Breaking down denominational lines is Greenebaum’s life work. He’s the founder of Living Interfaith Church in Lynnwood, which embraces all religions and focuses on secular ethical teachings that unite all faiths: love, compassion and harmony. To read the rest of the article, click HERE . To read more posts by and about Steven Greenebaum, click HERE .

Goodreads has posted a very supportive book review of Seeking Balance in an Unbalanced Time by Rev./Dr. Steven Greenebaum. In part, the revew reads: Steven Greenebaum has written another first-class book. Or perhaps, at only 36 pages, it's better called a booklet. Nevertheless, its impact is outsized to its length, as Rev. Greenebaum gives a fine perspective on how to maintain one's mental health in the face of the current pandemic (and all the other ills of the world, too). Check out the rest of the review on Goodreads HERE . Steven Greenebaum is also the author of One Family: Indivisible . For more posts by and about Steven and his works, click HERE .

  Loss has a way of rearranging the soul. When someone we love is taken from us—especially a child—no belief system, no comforting platitude, no well-meaning words from others can fully meet the depth of that pain. For many mothers, grief cracks open their theology, their identity, and their sense of purpose. Yet it is sometimes in the shadow of that brokenness that something surprising can emerge: not answers, but connection. Not certainty, but presence. Steven Greenebaum’s  An Afternoon’s Dictation: Inclusive Revelation for the Twenty-First Century  was born from his own spiritual crisis. It was not a moment of peace, but of anguish. And it is this raw honesty that makes his work so meaningful to those navigating the long arc of loss—especially mothers who have experienced unimaginable grief. This is not a book that demands belief or offers easy reassurance. Instead,  An Afternoon’s Dictation  offers what many grieving parents hunger for: a sense that the conv...

  Loss has a way of rearranging the soul. When someone we love is taken from us—especially a child—no belief system, no comforting platitude, no well-meaning words from others can fully meet the depth of that pain. For many mothers, grief cracks open their theology, their identity, and their sense of purpose. Yet it is sometimes in the shadow of that brokenness that something surprising can emerge: not answers, but connection. Not certainty, but presence. Steven Greenebaum’s An Afternoon’s Dictation: Inclusive Revelation for the Twenty-First Century was born from his own spiritual crisis. It was not a moment of peace, but of anguish. And it is this raw honesty that makes his work so meaningful to those navigating the long arc of loss—especially mothers who have experienced unimaginable grief. This is not a book that demands belief or offers easy reassurance. Instead, An Afternoon’s Dictation offers what many grieving parents hunger for: a sense that the conversation with the divi...