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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...

October 03, 2013

Swimming in the Christian Waters (or: Beware, You May be a Humanist)

Let’s say you find yourself living in, oh, let’s say the United States. It’s a...

September 2013

September 28, 2013

Rejoice?

First, gather friends and family. Together, build a structure with at least three sides. Roof...

September 10, 2013

Reflections on Global Suicide Prevention Day

Suicide Prevention Day. Note: If you feel even vaguely suicidal right now, please don’t read...

September 08, 2013

Season of Forgiveness

Reflecting on his experience as a prosecutor at the Nuremberg Trials, the International Military Tribunal...

September 04, 2013

None of the Above

As I write, the President and Congress are discussing how to respond to the use...

August 2013

August 29, 2013

Dancing The Real

You danced once, there, in those rocks. It meant something. It all did—you, your...

August 24, 2013

Today

Today I am going to try and live into the simplicity and struggle of this...

August 17, 2013

Culture Shift

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

August 16, 2013

Welcome To This Broken World, Sweetheart (2013)

Amid the commotion of our family's ordinary daily lives, I do pay some attention to...

August 10, 2013

UU Verbs

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

July 2013

July 29, 2013

Keep the Faith!

In his story of a man with a sneering wife, Sufi master Rumi begins: A...

July 20, 2013

Embodied Justice, Embodied Speech

Beloveds, let us have a common vocabulary. In the midst of the conversation on race...

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 26, 2013

What it Means

Today the Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act and declared that the...

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 19, 2013

Compassion and Connection

His Holiness the Dalai Lama has graced New Orleans with his presence this weekend. Prayer...

May 15, 2013

Consent

My friend recently shared an article that complained about dog lovers foisting their animals on...

May 11, 2013

Creating Life

Standing in the doorway between the ticket table and the concert last night, the music...

May 09, 2013

A Former Member Asks the Minister for a Favor

She says her family shuns her. She says it has something to do with God....

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 20, 2013

SHINE

love is the voice under all silences; the hope which has no opposite in fear;...

April 13, 2013

TODAY!

Today I have to make sure that there is a port-a-potty for the tri-congregation Earth...

April 12, 2013

Help: We All Need Somebody, Sometime

I have learned a thing or two about asking for help these past two weeks....

April 06, 2013

The People’s Work

In The Prophetic Imperative: Social Gospel in Theory and Practice, Rev. Richard Gilbert lays out...

March 2013

March 30, 2013

There Is No Failure But Not To Try

We do not have to wait until we are perfect to practice our faith. While...

March 27, 2013

Before the Court

As I write, the Supreme Court is just finishing up oral arguments on the Defense...

March 23, 2013

Suprised by Joy: the Gift of Forgiveness

“Forgiveness can begin the moment we accept that the past cannot be changed.” These words,...

March 12, 2013

Relationship First

"If words come out of the heart, they will enter the heart, but if they...