Thoughts on Trayvon Martin (April 12, 2012)

I originally wrote this in April, 2012, as a meditation for a class in....


Ditto God as Poetry

"Are you ever going to talk about God?" I am currently and temporarily serving....


City Called Wait: Where Not Everything Is Lost

Not all that long ago, I flew to the West Coast to visit my mother.  Originally, the tickets I had bought were superb: one layover for less than an hour.  Just enough time so I didn’t have to worry about missing the connecting flight, but not so much....


Hope with Feet: Stepping Into the Great Turning (sermon)

 Village Church, Cummington, MA ~ June 2, 2013 Karen G. Johnston, Candidate....


Open Letter to Rachel Maddow (redux)

I am posting this in recognition of an event happening here in Northampton on....


On Not Knowing the Language: Interfaith Work on Immigration Justice

Love is the only reality and it is not a mere sentiment.  It is the ultimate truth that lies at the heart of creation.  Rabindranth Tagore A few months ago, I sat in a room with 35 other people.  Men, women.  Older people, middle-aged adults, young....


Colbert reacts to the Pope's declaration…

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Awake People Be Awake: The Risks of UU Exceptionalism and Spiritual Manifest Destiny

You may not know it, or even agree with it, but you may very well be a....


Paying Attention to the Voice of that Woman: President Obama and a Spiritual Act of Witness

"Can you tell the Muslim people that their lives are as precious as our lives?  Can you take the drones out of the hands of the CIA? Can you stop the signature strikes that are killing people on the basis of suspicious activities? Will you apologize to....


Meditations on Grave Digging

I am not known to shy away from death (not yet, at least).   Lest you forget....