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Author Archives: KGJ
There Are More of Us Than There Are of Them (sermon)
There are more of us than there are of them. There are more of us walking with the wind. In November 2019, I raised to you these prayerful words from Sikh community activitist and author, Valerie Kaur What if this … Continue reading
We’ll Muddle Through Somehow: Christmas 2020 (sermon)
December 24, 2020 The Unitarian Society, East Brunswick, NJ Timothy Egan published an opinion piece in the New York Times a week ago, comparing the next three pandemic months to the 1805 winter that Lewis and Clark, and their crew, … Continue reading
Keep Going On (sermon)
Thanksgiving is not as we imagined or hoped it would be. This will likely be true for Christmas and New Year’s. So much loss, sacrifice, change. And still, we keep going on. Some of us have lost loved ones – … Continue reading
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Tagged Bengsons, Keep Going Song, Megan Visser, pandemic fatigue, UU Somatics
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“Oh, Honey” Healing Practice
I want to invite you into a healing practice I’m callig the “Oh, Honey” practice, inspired by the poem, “Self Compassion” by James Crews. I invite you, as I am speaking, to bring your attention to your body and its … Continue reading
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Tagged healing, James Crews, oh honey, somatic practice
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Choose Democracy
November 1, 2020 The Unitarian Society, East Brunswick, NJ Reverend Karen G Johnston Choose democracy. That’s the title of this service. I want to be clear from the outset, I am not advocating a particular vote for a particular candidate. … Continue reading
Widening the Circle of Concern
Reverend Karen G. Johnston October 4, 2020 The Unitarian Society, East Brunswick, New Jersey What is at stake is nothing less than our future. So says Widening the Circle of Concern, the highly anticipated report from the UUA’s Commission on … Continue reading
The Impossibility of Universalism
Reverend Karen G. Johnston The Unitarian Society East Brunswick, NJ September 27, 2020 While Buddhism asserts that we all have Buddhanature – that at our core can be found a golden goodness – the roots of Unitarianism or Universalism does … Continue reading
Walking with the Wind: A Sermon on Our Fragile Democracy
The Unitarian Society, East Brunswick, NJ In June of this year, a bipartisan group of over 100 individuals with backgrounds that include two former governors, senior political campaigners, prominent journalists, social movement leaders, experts on national security, election law, and … Continue reading
Beyond the Apocalypse: Cultivating Eco-Resilience (sermon)
February 23, 2020 The Unitarian Society, East Brunswick, NJ Reverend Karen G. Johnston “…we are, indeed, facing the end of the world. Not the literal end of civilization or the human species, but a transition so profound that on the … Continue reading