Last month, I submitted a poem I wrote in 2008 to a poetry contest honoring....
This Memorial Day: The Milk of Impermanence and a Soldier’s Tattoo
I spent this Memorial Day the best way I ever have: with a motley crew of....
Rock On, Oregon! Marriage Equality and Betty Roberts
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Beginner's Mind and Dis-orientation to CPE: A New Beginning
Today was the second day of my first experience of Clinical Pastoral Education.....
Rituals of This Day: Blessing the Departing Minister
The deacons and minister stand at the front. The deacons stand on either....
Rituals of This Day: Blessing for the Congregation
I stand before you, in the fullness of this church, in the presence of this....
Rituals of This Day: Dissolving the Co-Ministry
This ritual was developed to mark the end of a two-year co-ministry which took....
At Chaos' Hinge: Preaching Good-Bye from the Heart
This weekend is the hinge sitting between thresholds and transitions in my....
Picking the Proper Tour Guide for Good-Byes and Hellos
It is the last week of serving “my” little church. Of course, it has never....
Not Your Mothers' Mother’s Day (sermon)
Delivered at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Pittsfield on May 11,....