First Parish Church of Groton (click here for the audio version) I’ve got a....
#BlackLivesMatter Yard Signs: The Saga Continues…
Just over a month ago, I replaced one stolen #Blacklivesmatter sign with three....
Guest Houses of Old and of Today
Once a month I conduct what I call A Ritual of Gratitude and Letting Go. It is based on the four-point spiral that guides the Work That Reconnects of Joanna Macy. The WTR is focused on spiritual engagement with climate change; this particular ritual....
Illuminating the Ministry of Joshua Young: His Ministry Still Speaks (sermon)
First Parish Church of Groton February 28, 2016 audio available here Imagine....
Black Lives Matter: When You Remove One Sign, Three Takes Its Place
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Blessing for a Pastoral Care Program
The blessing for this work is inspired by the poem, Kindness, by Naomi Shihab Nye: [caption id="attachment_3965" align="alignright" width="350"] Cape Breton. Photo by Karen G. Johnston.[/caption] Before you know what kindness really is you must....
If We Don’t Believe in Hell, Does It Exist? (sermon)
First Parish Church of Groton (For audio version, click here.) Generally I leave dystopian novels and movies – fictional stories about dehumanizing world futures -- to the young people in my life, but recently one novel, Station Eleven, had....
Interfaith Winter Blesssing
These are the gifts of this season, let us open our hearts to them: A....