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Category Archives: Hope
What We Lost Fifty Years Ago: Dr. King (sermon)
(A heads up: last Sunday, when I was not here, I was actually attending the 9am service at First Baptist of Lincoln Gardens, in Somerset. If you are not familiar with First Baptist, it is a Black Baptist church with … Continue reading
Four Essential Things
The Unitarian Society East Brunswick, NJ January 7, 2018 READING: God Gave Me a Word by Amy Petrie Shaw A grandmother — who was not only the end of all arguments in his large extended family, but often the start … Continue reading
Safety, Wholeness, Yearning (sermon)
November 19, 2017 The Unitarian Society, East Brunswick, NJ A refrain that has been in my mind, over and over. Safety. And wholeness. And a deep yearning for it. I have finally noticed it this past week, but really … Continue reading
Posted in Hope, Justice, Prayers, Sermons, Unitarian Universalism
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#metoo prayer ritual
The Unitarian Society, East Brunswick, NJ Remembering to breathe and to breathe deeply and then once more, to take the breath in and let the breath out, we pause, poised as we are, at a point of risking, at a … Continue reading
Posted in grief, Hope, Justice, Spiritual Practice
Tagged #metoo, brave, preventing sexual assault, ritual
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And the Welcome Will Be Wide: It’s Not About the Bathrooms (sermon)
The Unitarian Society, East Brunswick, New Jersey And the table will be wide. And the welcome will be wide. And the arms will open wide to gather us in. We are fortunate that here in New Jersey: more protections for the rights … Continue reading
A Compass, Not a Map (sermon)
The Unitarian Society, East Brunswick, NJ March 19, 2017 A compass, rather than a map. Last week I told you that I have been reading Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer. Its subtitle is “Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, … Continue reading
Gratitude Flag Garden along the Mill River
Not long before I left Western Massachusetts last summer, I walked along the Mill River in an area I hadn’t visited for several years. Well, maybe even more than several, truth be told. I was so lucky because I … Continue reading
Walking City Sidewalks as Acts of Democracy
Not all that long ago I was reading (= listening while driving) to Parker Palmer’s Healing the Heart of Democracy. In it he offered up a solution to the loss of mutual connection that undermines the democratic essence of our … Continue reading
Posted in Fascism, Hope, sidewalks, Spiritual Practice, Travelogue
Tagged against fascism, democracy, losing oneself, Parker Palmer, sidewalks, suburbia, Walter Benjamin
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In the Thrall of Fallen Angels: Implicit Bias and A Hard Path Through (sermon)
The Unitarian Society East Brunswick NJ December 4, 2016 I am a story. So are you. So is everyone. So say the opening words from our Time For All Ages story this morning. I am, in fact, like you … Continue reading