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October 2013

October 12, 2013

Who does your heart break for?

Last month I had the joy of participating in the first Life on Fire un-conference...

October 05, 2013

Together

Beloveds, I believe that we are all in this together – and together, we can...

August 2013

August 17, 2013

Culture Shift

There is an old and often told story of a child walking along a beach,...

August 10, 2013

UU Verbs

I had the honor of spending this week with a dozen youth who chose to...

June 2013

June 29, 2013

Storms and Solidarity

All day Thursday I wore my Standing on the Side of Love t-shirt, through meetings...

June 10, 2013

A People of Promise

We are all in this together, beloveds. All of creation is ultimately and intimately relational....

May 2013

May 21, 2013

Acts of God

People are dead, including children. Whole neighborhoods are utterly destroyed, brought down to foundations and...

May 04, 2013

Prayers for the Possible

In 1854, Rev. Theodore Parker prayed: “Help us to grow stronger and nobler by this...

April 2013

April 24, 2013

Where Danger Lurks

For the last week and a half the news has been pretty much all Boston...

April 10, 2013

What We Measure

I read an interesting study recently, which indicated that it turns out that being overweight,...

March 2013

March 09, 2013

…born and re-born again

“Love, yes, love your calling, for this holy and generous love will impart strength to...

February 2013

February 13, 2013

Kinds of Love

Happy Valentine’s Day. If, you know, that’s your thing. If you happen to be one...

January 2013

January 16, 2013

A Place in the Family

I pretty much only listen to radio in the car, which explains how I stumbled...

October 2012

October 18, 2012

What Isn’t Said

You know what I find most fascinating about this week’s presidential debate? What they didn’t...

October 10, 2012

The Connection of Church and State

I am a big fan of the separation of church and state. I do not...

October 05, 2012

That’s What Bearing Witness Is…

Let go of what you know and honor what exists Son, that's what bearing witness...

September 2012

September 11, 2012

All In This Together

Vietnamese Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh teaches about something he calls interbeing. "If you are...

August 2012

August 04, 2012

Fantasy? Myth?

As a minister, I am constantly learning, and sometimes learning about completely unexpected things. At...

July 2012

July 17, 2012

More, More, More!

As a New Yorker, I should be accustomed to the fact that the annual Fourth...

July 03, 2012

Looking Back to Look Forward

Last week, the Unitarian Universalist Association became only the second national religious body to repudiate...

June 2012

June 09, 2012

Paying Attention

“We must learn to reawaken and keep ourselves awake. . . .Only that day dawns...