At my children’s elementary school, there was an annual Solstice pageant. One....
Children’s Advice for Seeing the Ministerial Fellowship Committee
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Keeping Our Hearts Alive: On the Contribution of One Veteran (homily)
November 8, 2015 First Parish Church of Groton audio version here Spirit of Life, breath of our breath, source of humility and deep ground: be with me as I preach this sermon. When a minister preaches on a topic about which she knows little and has....
Tainted: Not the Grand Transition We Would Hope
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A Prayer for Liminal Time
A liminal time, this… when the veil between life and death grows thin, when....
Missing Mudita: On Collegiality and Sympathetic Joy
I was looking for the missing brahmavihara. Walking around the beautiful grounds of the Insight Meditation Society (IMS) in Barre, Massachusetts, where I was spending three days in a self-directed silent retreat, I happened upon the many outdoor benches....
Adieu Enlivened Stardust
The enlivened stardust called Otis these past twelve years has been returned....
On the Resurrection of Beloved Dogs (poem)
“Everything is mortal. It dies. But its parts don’t die. Its parts become....
Pastoral Prayer: Possible Angels and Miracles
(This prayer was inspired by a poem from Mary Oliver, "The World I Live In," a copy of which I have not yet found on the interwebs, and thus cannot link to it.) May the Spirit of Meditation and Prayer Touch Us Gently Now [chime] Divine Spark, Gracious....
Everything Possible: On the Fluidity of Humanity (sermon)
First Parish Church of Groton October 11, 2015 Karen G. Johnston, Candidate....