When tragedy strikes, there seems to be a human impulse to not only measure our....
Long Live Sensus Fidelium: Workshop Facilitation and Spiritual Intelligence
In my Early Christian History class, we talked about how creeds came into....
Destruction of the Venerable Pine: Free Congregational Society, 19th Century Florence, and a little Boniface for Good Measure
[caption id="attachment_327" align="alignnone" width="300"] photo from Historic Northampton Daguerreotype portrait of Gertrude Kimber Burleigh and Charles C. Burleigh, Sr., circa 1850.[/caption] This past weekend I took part in a history walk in my....
Practicing the Art of Losing (sermon)
Shoreline Unitarian Universalist Soceity May 4, 2013 Karen G.....
Miracles: Careening between Justice and Mercy
I don’t feel particularly somber or cynical or snarky today, and neither am I....
The Holy Stories of Our Lives (audio)
The Holy Stories of Our Lives (audio) When I preached at First Parish UU in Chelmsford, they recorded the sermon. Here is the link. I don't often have the chance to listen to myself and I must admit that I say "um" far more than I realized. Guess....
Making the Most of Muck (sermon)
This morning’s reading comes to us from the poet, Gregory Orr and his book....
Note to Self: Interfaith Relationships Take Time
I am not talking about time to allow the familiarity and trust to develop,....
On White Identity, Terrorism, Radical Subversion, Home Visiting, and Love
On Monday, Joan Walsh wrote a compelling article on Salon, “Are the Tsarnaev brothers white?” She begins with a discussion of a piece by David Sirota, written after the bombing and before the suspects were identified, that expressed the hope that....
Love Wins: The Reluctant Prophet in Us All (sermon)
Reading You might remember that in January, I quoted Nelba Marquez-Greene,....