"Our Book of Common Faith" is comprised of works done between 2000 & 2008. These mixed media pieces include acrylics, glazes, glues, glitter, jewelry, spices, earth, and other collage material. Stephen Mead tries to keep the wonder of a child going back into a garage sale treasure chest to explore what these mediums can do when set free to roam. Like many of his other works, "Our Book of Common Faith" is also a poetry/art hybrid. The entire is a meditation on diversity in religions and cultures as a uniting force as opposed to a divisive one. It is a work of spirituality which the author hopes that people of all faiths and backgrounds will find stimulating and often passionate.