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February 2017

February 10, 2017

How to Cultivate a Culture of Dignity

The opening lines of the Roman Catholic Catechism affirm that, “The dignity of man rests...

February 07, 2017

The Great End of Religious Instruction: The Legacy of William Ellery Channing

I first heard of Unitarian Universalism in college. Our UU student group was called the...

February 03, 2017

Islamophobia & Democracy Are Incompatible; Muslims Are Beloved Neighbors

I was honored to speak tonight at the Frederick Islamic Center for the Solidarity with...

February 03, 2017

Resisting Trump: One Book, One Podcast, One Daily Action

As dire as our political situation may be, as I heard a colleague say recently,...

February 01, 2017

How Ordinary Spirituality Can Transform Your Life

Richard Linklater is the director of such contemporary cinema classics as Dazed and Confused (about...

January 2017

January 30, 2017

Cesar Chavez: How David Can Win in the Age of #Trump

For seven years, I had the privilege each summer of being a counselor at a...

January 27, 2017

Comparing Religions: Reflexive Re-Readings

I would like to share some highlights from the conclusion of religion professor Jeffrey Kripal’s...

January 24, 2017

Reading Thoreau & Resisting Trump

In researching this post, I learned I have been mispronouncing Thoreau’s name for many years. Growing...

January 18, 2017

Resistance & Resilience for Trump’s Inauguration

I was honored to speak this evening at a Multifaith Candlelight Vigil of Unity &...

January 11, 2017

As Trump’s Inauguration Approaches: Religious Freedom, Corporate America, & Christian America

Friday will mark the four hundred forty-ninth anniversary of the Edict of Torda. John Sigismund...

January 03, 2017

How to Excel at One Hard Thing in 2017

Anders Ericsson is a professor of psychology at Florida State University, who has spent decades...

December 2016

December 31, 2016

Best of 2016: Books, Music, TV, & Podcasts

A compilation of my recent “Top 10″ and “Best of” posts for 2016: Top 10 Best...

December 30, 2016

Top 10 Best Podcasts of 2016

The following are the podcasts I’ve enjoyed listening to the most consistently since this time...

December 29, 2016

Top 10 Best Netflix (+ Amazon Prime & HBO Now) Streamed in 2016

This list is not necessarily my favorite new releases of the year. Instead, it is...

December 28, 2016

The Meaning of Christmas: Resistance & Resilience–Then & Now

The last few times Christmas Day fell on a Sunday were 1994, 2005, and 2011....

December 28, 2016

Top 10 Best Albums Listened to in 2016

This list is not always my favorite new releases; instead, it is the best of...

December 27, 2016

November 2016

November 22, 2016

What’s Fair? Who Decides?

At the congregation I serve as minister, I recently finished teaching a seven-session course on...

November 17, 2016

“No Permanent Waves”: Rising Up Again after an Election

What do we do when the President-elect of the United States is a bully and...

November 07, 2016

Voting on the Side of Love

Hillary Clinton announced her candidacy for President of the United States on April 12, 2015....

November 01, 2016

“Witches of America”

Last night was Halloween, a time to dress up as ghosts, ghouls, goblins, and things that...

October 2016

October 27, 2016

“None of Us Are Getting Out of This Alive”: How & Why to Have End-of-Life Conversations

Part of what it means to be human is to be aware of our mortality:...

October 25, 2016

Lessons from “Les Mis” in the Age of Trump

Les Misérables premiered on Broadway in 1987, after earlier versions in France and London. I...

October 18, 2016

Top 5 Words for Understanding Trump

1. Demagogue - "a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular desires and...

October 11, 2016

Understanding Trump Supporters: Reactions to the End of White Christian America

In the 1976 film, Network, there’s a famous scene in which a network anchor looks into...

October 04, 2016

What Would It Mean To Respect the Dignity of Every Person—Without Exception?

I recently finished reading a provocative new book by Nathan Walker titled Cultivating Empathy: The...