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March 2014

March 20, 2014

In Which Cackling Self Vanquishes Wild Grief, While Rational Self Could Not

Newsflash: Grief is completely irrational. Does this surprise me? Not rationally. I knew it, know...

January 2014

January 26, 2014

Worthy to be Entrusted

(Today, I preached at the ordination of a new minister in my denomination, Unitarian Universalism....

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 11, 2013

But Where’s the Woo-Woo?

“Up! up! my Friend, and quit your books; / Or surely you'll grow double,” said...

May 2013

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 01, 2013

For You Were a Stranger in Egypt

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

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...

September 2012

September 27, 2012

Prejudice is Part of Human Nature

We human beings have many times many different prejudices. I’m not trying to make a...

September 24, 2012

Judge Not…

Toward the end of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus says to those gathered, "Judge...

August 2012

August 30, 2012

Worship as Emotive Experience

This past Sunday, I became emotional in the pulpit… again. Ok, truth to be told,...

August 28, 2012

Hating Hateful Haters

Last week, advertisements began appearing at commuter train stations in the county where I live...

August 02, 2012

Dancing with Scripture

One of the aspects that I believe defines the religious liberal is the acknowledgement that...

July 2012

July 31, 2012

Every Jot and Tittle

Yesterday was my birthday, so I thought I'd explain how I came about my name...

July 19, 2012

The Meaning of Faith

Faith is not about belief. Faith in fact has very little to do with what...

July 16, 2012

A Response to “Can Liberal Christianity Be Saved?”

In yesterday's New York Times, op-ed columnist, Ross Douthat, published "Can Liberal Christianity Be Saved?" ...

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...

June 21, 2012

The Problem with Evil

It is a strong word, evil… and one those of us of Liberal Faith have...

June 18, 2012

Through the Roof

There’s a transformational story in the fifth chapter of Luke (verses 17-26). Jesus is teaching...

June 07, 2012

A Personal Relationship with God

The aspect of my personal faith that seems to bring about the most confusion in...

June 05, 2012

A Case For Religion

A growing number of people in the United States define themselves as “spiritual but not...

May 2012

May 26, 2012

Sex and War: Thoughts on Memorial Day Weekend

For Sunday, May 27th, I titled the worship service at the Church of the Restoration,...

May 24, 2012

The Meaning of Memorial Day

I thought I understood the meaning of Memorial Day. I thought the military uniform hanging...

May 16, 2012

Changing Your Wiper Blades

Last week I bought new windshield wipers for my car and I was amazed at...

May 09, 2012

A Wild Patience

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