Water Ingathering at First Parish

At the start of the new UU church year – typically the Sunday after Labor Day....


Tonglen: Enough. For Now.

I met Doris* as she lay in a bed on the pulmonary unit to which I had been....


My Yum of Communion: Sorry If It's Your Yuck

This morning – my last free Sunday morning before I am happily spoken for by....


Blessing of the Backpacks — A Mini Primer

Such a brilliant idea: a Blessing of the Backpacks. I first encountered it in....


Showing Up for Racial Justice: One White Person's Wading into the Waters… (Part II)

Part II: C’mon In, the Water’s … You Tell Me I wonder if you might....


Showing Up for Racial Justice: One White Person’s Wading Into Waters (Part I)

Part I: Wading into the Waters I am not an activist. (My activist friends....


Not Over…: A Response and A Call to Further Respond

Another compelling post from friend and colleague, Adam Dyer.​ Rock on and....


Inherent Worth & Dignity and (Possibly) Defending Clarence Thomas (reblogged)

While at the national (with some international flavors, as well) gathering of....


Win-win: Exchanging the Law of Two Feet for Personal Mobility

Last month I attended the G.R.A.C.E. Summit -- Growing Racial and Cultural....


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

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