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April 2017

April 04, 2017

In the Name of Love

There has been a lot to process in the Unitarian Universalist world over the past...

July 2016

July 19, 2016

Law and Order: Donald Trump’s Fantasy

Donald Trump has promised us that he will be the candidate standing on the side...

September 2015

September 30, 2015

Redemption

Late last night a member of my congregation was killed. She was someone who cared...

January 2014

January 29, 2014

A Whole Heart: Remembering Pete Seeger

For the last couple of days my Facebook feed has been full of tributes to...

December 2013

December 11, 2013

The Real War on Christmas

I confess it all seems a bit silly to me, this whole notion of there...

September 2013

September 12, 2013

Who’s In and Who’s Out of Institutions (and the immigrants between)

The British social anthropologist Mary Douglas had this to say about institutions: Inside a...

July 2013

July 13, 2013

A Prayer for those Whose Hearts are on Fire

A prayer after the not guilty verdict of George Zimmerman Spirit of love and justice,...

June 2013

June 05, 2013

Courage

I expect by now you’ve heard the story: seen the pictures of the people bludgeoned...

May 2013

May 01, 2013

For You Were a Stranger in Egypt

There are many biblical passages calling people to offer hospitality to the stranger. Here is...

March 2013

March 27, 2013

Before the Court

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

February 2013

February 27, 2013

Standing on Principle

As the budget sequestration looms, it seems that the government is caught in a stalemate...

November 2012

November 01, 2012

Salvation

I am a Unitarian Universalist who believes deeply that salvation is an inherent aspect of...

October 2012

October 08, 2012

In 1492…

In fourteen hundred ninety-two Columbus sailed the ocean blue... So began the ditty that most...

August 2012

August 04, 2012

Fantasy? Myth?

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

June 2012

June 26, 2012

The New Face of Courage

Courage comes in many forms and it wears many faces. We often think of those...

May 2012

May 22, 2012

Paying Tribute

In her best-selling Hunger Games trilogy, Suzanne Collins imagines a world of the future—a dystopian...

May 09, 2012

A Wild Patience

Rev. Dr. Michael Tino A wild patience has taken me this far/as if I had...