(This is part II of II. Part I is here.) In my New Testament class we just....
On Money, Prayer, and SWEDOW: Responding to the Typhoon and Other Disasters
(This is part I of II. Here is part II.) Love and compassion, guide us. Help....
Repentance and (no) Reluctance: A Confession for America
In honor of Veterans' Day, I repost this blog as it highlights the prophetic voice of Rev. Chris Antal and the Veteran's Day Confession he made in Afghanistan as a military chaplain with the U.S. army one year....
On Kindness After Tragedy: This Can Still Happen Anywhere
I know there is talk about how, after 9/11, there was a change in this....
Open Letter to a Kindred Spirit: Why I am UU
I recently met a woman who has a storied spiritual history. That history....
True Story: Married not Once, but Twice, to a Dying Woman
This is a story of lesbians in love. It is also one facet of the jewel story of my sister-in-law’s sister, Jill Johnson-Young. I hope that I got all the details right, but I might not have – the heart of the story remains true. While caring....
Approaching Newtown: Strengthening Our Universalist Impulse
Soon our nation marks the one-year anniversary of the tragedy of the Newtown....
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I used to be thrilled with thirty or forty hits on my blog. Yes, I would be....
Circumambulating in the Autumn: Our Spiritual Practices
Unless an elder or physically disabled, one must park below and walk up a gravel-laced steep road that is currently scattered with yellow, orange, and brown crunchy leaves. Along either side of the road is the forest and at the edges of the road, here....