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Tag Archives: Parker Palmer
Here We Are, All in One Place (sermon)
New Member Sunday The Unitarian Society, East Brunswick, NJ Not long after the presidential election, Yale history professor Timothy Snyder published an article that has been republished all over the internet and was turned into a little book. This little … Continue reading
Seven Principles in Parable & True Story (sermon)
Part I Outside of walking around with a lit chalice all the time, (or wearing one around your neck or as a pin on your lapel, which many of us do) the seven principles of Unitarian Universalism are the easiest … 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
Breaking Open to Fearless Passion
There is a Japanese art form originating in the 15th century called kintsugi. It is the process of repairing broken ceramics by mending them with a clear lacquer resin that is mixed with gold powder (or other powdered metals). In … Continue reading