This is Not Very Interesting: On Stoles & Malas

Okay, I never thought I would find this dilemma so compelling as to put a whole....


Dreams for My Home Congregation

(Over the next two months, many members of my home congregation have been asked....


Thinking Like a Commoner: Billy Bragg, Universalism, and a World Wide Open

(The lyrics in italics are from Billy Bragg's "The World Turned Upside....


Signs & Messages: Reflecting on Local History

At Yaquina Bay State Recreation Site, there is a plethora of signs.  There is....


Is Jesus White? Well, That Depends…

Just last night on Fox News the host of the show, “The Kelly Files,” Megyn....


Beyonding Belief: On Godtalk and Multitudes (sermon)

Universalist Church of West Hartford December 1, 2013 Last September, there was....


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....


Repentance and (no) Reluctance: A Confession for America

In honor of Veterans' Day, I repost this blog as it highlights the prophetic....