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Micah Fries – Multi Faith Neighbors Network

What if the simple act of building friendships that dissolve fear could be the force that changes our future? Religion has long carried a double edge - capable of inspiring love and compassion, yet also fueling division, oppression, and mistrust. In today’s world, those tensions remain. But what if there’s another way forward?

In Part 2 of this series, we continue our conversation with Micah Fries - Director of the Multi-Faith Neighbors Network, Director of Engagement at Glocal.net, and co-editor of Islam & North America: Loving Our Muslim Neighbors. Drawing from his years as a pastor, global minister, and bridge-builder among Christians, Muslims, and Jews, Micah explores what it takes to move beyond suspicion into friendship.

This episode asks us to consider:

·       What happens when we show up fully present, with curiosity and humility?

·       How might our conversations change if we began from the position of friends, not strangers?

·       What barriers - fear, mistrust, or indifference - live in our own hearts and communities, and what would it look like to rethink them?

·       What practical steps can neighbors take to choose peace, even when it’s hard?

This is an invitation to lean in, listen to understand, and even examine ourselves with honesty. Because peace isn’t passive. Peace begins when we dare to show up and imagine a better future together.