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April 2016

April 12, 2016

“Naturalistic Polytheism and Our Patron Goddess” by Tom L. Waters

UUs, as individuals, certainly find transformation through many different processes–we serve (and are saved by)...

December 2015

December 13, 2015

A Unitarian Wheel of the Year

Vespers in the winter, the Flower Communion in the spring, Pride Day in the summer,...

May 2015

May 30, 2015

Why I am joining the First Unitarian Church

Tomorrow I will become a member of the Unitarian church. This may be shocking to...

March 2015

March 19, 2015

Church is no substitute for religion, Part 2: The Spirituality Gap

"Religion" is about symbol, myth, and ritual, while "church" is about community, morality/ethics, and ideology

January 2015

January 05, 2015

An atheist Pagan, an animist, and a devotional polytheist walk into a ritual …

We have to accept that we can define words for ourselves, but not for others....

June 2014

June 05, 2014

Why I have hope for Unitarian Universalism

What if, instead of trying to create religious space for everyone to "believe what they...

March 2014

March 08, 2014

A Devotional Practice with the World at its Center

I realized that devotional practice is not limited to deity-centered religion. There can be an...

October 2012

October 07, 2012

Unitarian growth and Pagan (dis)organization

Over at The Wild Hunt, Jason Pitzl-Waters has posted about the growth of the UU...

September 2012

September 07, 2012

“One needful thing”, Part 3: Letting go of the side of the pool

In Part 1, I traced the development of Unitarianism since the early 19th century to...

August 2012

August 26, 2012

“One Needful Thing”, Part 2: UUism and the Transformative Experience

In Part 1, I traced the development of Unitarianism since the early 19th century to...

August 07, 2012

An infant dedication and second thoughts on Unitarian Universalism

Last week, I went to town on the excessive rationalism and the lack of "poetic...

August 01, 2012

“One needful thing”, Part 1: What’s missing from Unitarianism

This is a mutli-part series. In this part, I discuss the history of Unitarianism, including...

December 2011

December 06, 2011

Why Unitarians Can’t Dance: Spirituality

Have I not seen the sky and sea Put on a look as hushed and...

October 2011

October 05, 2011

Pagans in the Pews: Why I go to the Mormon church

I go to the Mormon church about once a month. Honestly, it is a painful...

October 05, 2011

Right Livelihood

I just finished Chapter 22, "Marriage and Loneliness", in John Trevor’s autobiography, My Quest for...

August 2011

August 28, 2011

Intercessory Prayer and Cruel Miracles

The topic in the discussion group at my local UU Church today was prayer. As...

August 26, 2011

Blog Response: UU and Pagan Aesthetics

Over at Rev. Dr. Victoria Weinstein's blog PeaceBang I posted a responses to her post,...

August 19, 2011

My Spiritual Bucket List

In no particular order: 1. Participate in the Edinburgh Beltane Fire Society celebration. 2. Make...