Risking Hope: Who Could Have Seen That Coming?

So it would be just peachy if everything worked out all cause-and-effect-like.....


The Ferguson Challenge: Talking Across Race

I just returned from business travel that required flying in and out of....


Crack in DC: Continuing to Witness Resurrection and Redemption

A few days ago, I listened to the interview of Ruben Castaneda, author of a new....


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....


Some Reflections on the Small of Paradox and Paradox of Small (sermon)

delivered at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Pittsfield, MA....


New Name, No Name, All Names: On Dukkha and any Afterlife

…, and I will give a white stone, and on the white stone is written a new....


Love & Solidarity

When one is in the metro Boston area and there is some UU event, it’s likely,....


True Story: Married not Once, but Twice, to a Dying Woman

This is a story of lesbians in love.  It is also one facet of the jewel story....


Joyful NYC Scenes

Whenever I am asked to consider a trip to New York City, I encounter a strong....


Everybody Loves a Good Ending (of the World) (sermon)

Everybody Loves a Good Ending (of the World) audio version: click....