Do not be alone right now. Gather together. Gathering together grows....
An Invisible Thread: A Farewell Sermon
Let us start with a poem We all have a thread that runs through our lives.....
Fear of Fueling Islamophobia: A Few Days Out From the Orlando
My grief -- at the Orlando massacre and the barely imaginable loss of life, and its intentional targeting of the gay community -- is not separate from my fear. I fear that in the aftermath of this intentional act of violence, especially when....
Weeping & Walking & Welcoming My Inner Turtle
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A Prayer for Those Lost in the Orlando Massacre
June 14, 2016 Shriver Job Corps Devens, Massachusetts [caption....
When the World Is Sick: Grief at the Pulse
[caption id="attachment_4225" align="aligncenter" width="453"] Sign outside the congregation I currently serve - First Parish Church of Groton (MA)[/caption] I mourn these beautiful dead. In my head and out loud, I cannot stop singing this song, with....
Seeing You Whole: Speaking Out Against Sexual Violence
I say truly that the legacy of violence, shame, and silence in our lives is....
Charge to the Minister – for the Ordination of Karen G. Johnston by Rev. Elea Kemler
Sunday, June 5, 2016 From Rev. Elea Kemler Karen, I charge you to hold....
Dear Beloved Ordaining Congregations (and All Sentient Beings Present) at my Ordination Yesterday:
I am flush with gratitude. Each time I turned my face towards you, I beheld so so so many of you out there. At first it felt like I was stealing glances at you. I felt brazen. Then I felt more courageous and eventually more confident. There....
I Wish That We Could See Each Other But That’s The Way Life Goes
Over twenty years ago, when I was completing the final of two eight-month-long....