On Death: Four Noble Truths and a Metta Prayer

Another death. Two, actually. One is the death of a UU ministerial colleague,....


Why I am NOT going to North Carolina*

*but I really wish I was For 12 brief hours, I really thought I could cough up....


Gratitude on this Last Day of 2013…

I woke this last morning of 2013 with my mind full of gratitude.  Lists and....


A Tale of Two Francises

Due to the snowstorm around here, Sunday worship services at Village Church in....


Prayer this Day

Prayer on World AIDS Day Here is the prayer I gave this morning, December 1st,....


Prayer for a Congregation Going into Search

Today's sermon focused on my little church's big vote to give a formal charge....


Works & Hope: Why We Need Community

(This is part II of II.  Part I is here.) In my New Testament class we just....


On Money, Prayer, and SWEDOW: Responding to the Typhoon and Other Disasters

(This is part I of II.  Here is part II.) Love and compassion, guide us. Help....


Approaching Newtown: Strengthening Our Universalist Impulse

Soon our nation marks the one-year anniversary of the tragedy of the Newtown....


Occasional Prayer: CGUUS Benediction

I first encountered the concept via poetry – where I have encountered many....