http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-blogs-views/birmingham-mail-columnists/faiths-in-our-city/ Faiths in our city. Religious leaders from around Birmingham and the Midlands discuss religious news and topical issues each week. en-gb Birmingham Mail no Faiths in our city. Religious leaders from around Birmingham and the Midlands discuss religious news and topical issues each week. Faiths in our city, religious news http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-blogs-views/birmingham-mail-columnists/faiths-in-our-city/2009/10/10/rabbi-yossi-jacobs-parenting-is-a-joint-effort-97319-24894748/ Fri, 09 Oct 2009 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-blogs-views/birmingham-mail-columnists/faiths-in-our-city/2009/10/10/rabbi-yossi-jacobs-parenting-is-a-joint-effort-97319-24894748/ EACH week in Synagogue we read one portion of Scripture completing the entire cycle once a year. Faiths In Our City http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-blogs-views/birmingham-mail-columnists/faiths-in-our-city/2009/09/26/faiths-in-our-city-with-jonathan-gurling-97319-24784229/ Fri, 25 Sep 2009 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-blogs-views/birmingham-mail-columnists/faiths-in-our-city/2009/09/26/faiths-in-our-city-with-jonathan-gurling-97319-24784229/ EARLIER this summer I took off for a couple of weeks to walk the Offa’s Dyke Path. At 180 miles it is a significant challenge taking in geographical obstacles such as the Wye Valley, the Black Mountains, the Shropshire Hills and the Clwydian Range. Faiths In Our City http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-blogs-views/birmingham-mail-columnists/faiths-in-our-city/2009/09/05/subdue-your-inner-evils-with-prayers-97319-24609820/ Sat, 05 Sep 2009 14:19:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-blogs-views/birmingham-mail-columnists/faiths-in-our-city/2009/09/05/subdue-your-inner-evils-with-prayers-97319-24609820/ WILD fires in California, Australia and Greece have caused destruction of forests, destruction of properties and in many cases even death. Faiths In Our City http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-blogs-views/birmingham-mail-columnists/faiths-in-our-city/2009/08/29/past-is-not-perfect-in-morality-debate-97319-24609819/ Sat, 29 Aug 2009 14:18:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-blogs-views/birmingham-mail-columnists/faiths-in-our-city/2009/08/29/past-is-not-perfect-in-morality-debate-97319-24609819/ WE GOT talking at the check-out, watching the long queue of people ahead of us dumping groceries from heavily-laden trolleys on to the crowded supermarket counter. Faiths In Our City http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-blogs-views/birmingham-mail-columnists/faiths-in-our-city/2009/08/03/and-the-world-can-be-a-better-place-97319-24304594/ Mon, 03 Aug 2009 13:35:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-blogs-views/birmingham-mail-columnists/faiths-in-our-city/2009/08/03/and-the-world-can-be-a-better-place-97319-24304594/ August being the main holiday month and with the current economic situation mixed with the swine flu pandemic I imagine a lot of families will not be jetting off to some far-flung beach this year to soak up the sun. Faiths In Our City http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-blogs-views/birmingham-mail-columnists/faiths-in-our-city/2009/06/06/we-need-to-curb-our-vices-97319-23801657/ Fri, 05 Jun 2009 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-blogs-views/birmingham-mail-columnists/faiths-in-our-city/2009/06/06/we-need-to-curb-our-vices-97319-23801657/ FOR several weeks now, revelations about MPs’ expenses have incensed the public. Faiths In Our City http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-blogs-views/birmingham-mail-columnists/faiths-in-our-city/2009/03/28/oneness-of-god-is-key-pillar-of-islam-97319-23277155/ Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-blogs-views/birmingham-mail-columnists/faiths-in-our-city/2009/03/28/oneness-of-god-is-key-pillar-of-islam-97319-23277155/ IT IS often said that Islam is like a building that stands on five pillars, the five principal practices of Islam. I have written in previous articles about Sawm (fasting in the month of Ramadan) and Hajj (Pilgrimage to Makka) Faiths In Our City http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-blogs-views/birmingham-mail-columnists/faiths-in-our-city/2009/03/02/improving-ourselves-is-the-way-to-inspire-97319-23045287/ Mon, 02 Mar 2009 15:30:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-blogs-views/birmingham-mail-columnists/faiths-in-our-city/2009/03/02/improving-ourselves-is-the-way-to-inspire-97319-23045287/ OUR world is full of problems with many people looking for those who are to blame but are there things about us that could be better. Faiths In Our City http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-blogs-views/birmingham-mail-columnists/faiths-in-our-city/2009/02/07/trees-are-for-life-not-just-one-day-97319-22887704/ Sat, 07 Feb 2009 11:55:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-blogs-views/birmingham-mail-columnists/faiths-in-our-city/2009/02/07/trees-are-for-life-not-just-one-day-97319-22887704/ JUST as we seem to be in the depths of winter, Jews celebrate a festival that marks the first signs of spring. Faiths In Our City http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-blogs-views/birmingham-mail-columnists/faiths-in-our-city/2009/01/17/obama-s-victory-gives-hope-to-all-97319-22736132/ Sat, 17 Jan 2009 15:17:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-blogs-views/birmingham-mail-columnists/faiths-in-our-city/2009/01/17/obama-s-victory-gives-hope-to-all-97319-22736132/ IN A few days’ time, Barack Hussain Obama will become the 44th President of the United States of America. Faiths In Our City http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-blogs-views/birmingham-mail-columnists/faiths-in-our-city/2009/01/10/wise-men-s-gifts-offer-hope-to-all-97319-22735896/ Sat, 10 Jan 2009 15:04:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-blogs-views/birmingham-mail-columnists/faiths-in-our-city/2009/01/10/wise-men-s-gifts-offer-hope-to-all-97319-22735896/ ON Tuesday, the church celebrated the Feast of the Epiphany – another word for arrival – remembering the arrival of the Magi who travelled to see the baby Jesus at Bethlehem, guided by a star. Faiths In Our City http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-blogs-views/birmingham-mail-columnists/faiths-in-our-city/2008/11/10/time-to-remember-the-futility-of-war-97319-22220788/ Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:43:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-blogs-views/birmingham-mail-columnists/faiths-in-our-city/2008/11/10/time-to-remember-the-futility-of-war-97319-22220788/ TOMORROW is Remembrance Sunday or Remembrance Day. Faiths In Our City http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-blogs-views/birmingham-mail-columnists/faiths-in-our-city/2008/10/31/learning-the-value-of-creative-waiting-97319-22159027/ Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:20:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-blogs-views/birmingham-mail-columnists/faiths-in-our-city/2008/10/31/learning-the-value-of-creative-waiting-97319-22159027/ THIS time of year is an interesting season for those of us who follow the Church calendar with its festivals, saints days and its rhythms of fasting and feasting. Faiths In Our City http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-blogs-views/birmingham-mail-columnists/faiths-in-our-city/2008/10/27/hindus-united-in-celebration-of-light-97319-22127736/ Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:21:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-blogs-views/birmingham-mail-columnists/faiths-in-our-city/2008/10/27/hindus-united-in-celebration-of-light-97319-22127736/ DIWALI, the five day Hindu festival, will be celebrated on Tuesday, October 28. Faiths In Our City http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-blogs-views/birmingham-mail-columnists/faiths-in-our-city/2008/10/11/capturing-the-joys-of-autumn-beauty-97319-22023597/ Sat, 11 Oct 2008 11:51:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-blogs-views/birmingham-mail-columnists/faiths-in-our-city/2008/10/11/capturing-the-joys-of-autumn-beauty-97319-22023597/ SCARCELY has the Day of Atonement, the most solemn day of the Jewish year, ended than we begin to prepare for the most joyful of holidays, Succot, which begins on Monday night. Faiths In Our City http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-blogs-views/birmingham-mail-columnists/faiths-in-our-city/2008/10/06/being-wise-about-challenge-of-wealth-97319-21975322/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:33:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-blogs-views/birmingham-mail-columnists/faiths-in-our-city/2008/10/06/being-wise-about-challenge-of-wealth-97319-21975322/ A COMMON experience for most of us over recent weeks as we read our newspapers or tune into the news bulletins will have been a mixture of fear and powerlessness. Faiths In Our City http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-blogs-views/birmingham-mail-columnists/faiths-in-our-city/2008/09/27/importance-of-what-you-leave-behind-97319-21923770/ Fri, 26 Sep 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-blogs-views/birmingham-mail-columnists/faiths-in-our-city/2008/09/27/importance-of-what-you-leave-behind-97319-21923770/ THIS coming week the Jewish community will be celebrating Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year, and next week Yom Kippur, the day of atonement. Faiths In Our City http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-blogs-views/birmingham-mail-columnists/faiths-in-our-city/2008/09/20/not-quite-there-yet-97319-21872721/ Fri, 19 Sep 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-blogs-views/birmingham-mail-columnists/faiths-in-our-city/2008/09/20/not-quite-there-yet-97319-21872721/ ATTENDED the annual city-wide Racial Justice Sunday service in St Philip's Cathedral. Faiths In Our City http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-blogs-views/birmingham-mail-columnists/faiths-in-our-city/2008/09/15/be-mindful-and-keep-aware-of-your-duties-97319-21820417/ Sun, 14 Sep 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-blogs-views/birmingham-mail-columnists/faiths-in-our-city/2008/09/15/be-mindful-and-keep-aware-of-your-duties-97319-21820417/ THE definition of "mindful" is keeping aware of your duties, a simple task but all too often hard to achieve despite our greatest efforts. Faiths In Our City http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-blogs-views/birmingham-mail-columnists/faiths-in-our-city/2008/09/06/meeting-of-faiths-and-a-sacred-text-97319-21702557/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-blogs-views/birmingham-mail-columnists/faiths-in-our-city/2008/09/06/meeting-of-faiths-and-a-sacred-text-97319-21702557/ ON SEPTEMBER 25 to 28 in Nanded, India, Sikhs will hold an International Interfaith Conference, spreading the message of Guru Granth Sahib Ji. Faiths In Our City