Meditations on Grave Digging

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


What is Worth Saving? (sermon)

Village Church, Cummington, MA May 19, 2013 Karen G. Johnston Candidate for the....


Suicide by The Big Cop: Jonah and His Death Wish

I have no interest in blaming victims and will take every measure not to do....


Holy Envy: A Window in Interfaith Dialogue (sermon)

May 12, 2013 West Cummington Church, West Cummington, MA Karen G.....


Veering Towards Our Own Vulnerability: Depression Illuminated

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

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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....