Turtle Messengers

It was Friday, nearing sundown and the motley crew gathered to celebrate the....


On the 150th Anniversary of Juneteenth: In the Shadow of Mother Emmanuel AME

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Hummingbird: A True Story in Two Parts (II)

Part II: We Do Not Fear Change, But We Do Feel Loss (Click here for Part....


Hummingbird: A True Story in Two Parts (I)

Part I: Wide Open Before the Animal Blessing worship began, before we....


I [heart] Northampton: An Homage

I love my small city. I have loved raising my kids here. I love my spiritual....


How of Now: Holding this Earth, Our Gratitude, Our Pain (sermon)

First Parish Church of Groton, April 26, 2015  Audio version here. Perhaps....


The Hope of Raspberry Brambles

It’s risky, writing about hope without being in touch with at least some....


Earth Day 2015

In the early 1980s, we all lived under the pale of mutual nuclear destruction.....


F*ck Bucket Lists

So there's this thing.  A term of art that apparently everyone (who's anyone)....


Tiny Resurrections: Easter Sunrise 2015 (sermon)

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