Part I: Wide Open Before the Animal Blessing worship began, before we....
I [heart] Northampton: An Homage
I love my small city. I have loved raising my kids here. I love my spiritual....
The Mindfulness of Hanging Laundry
Right now, this is my favorite pastime. [caption id="attachment_3626" align="aligncenter" width="520"] Hanging laundry on the line.[/caption] I feel such peace and straightforward pleasure. Even though I am down to one class, not four. Even....
Making a Joyful Noise: Bridging at First Parish
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Memorial Day 2015: Peace Pagoda
More often than not, I end up spending some part of Memorial Day weekend at the....
On Not Waiting to be the Hummingbird (sermon)
On Not Waiting to be the Hummingbird: The Life and Death of Lee Hawkins First Parish Church of Groton May 24, 2015 [For audio version, click here.] Two decades ago, I had the chance to speak with the coordinator of my grandmother’s hospice....
Mother's Day Proclamation in the Shadow of #BaltimoreUprising
Mother’s Day is upon us. In Unitarian Universalist congregations, Mother’s....
A Litany of Blessings (for Tori Jameson)
(At my current seminary, Andover Newton Theological School, it is tradition....
Prayer for This Day – May 3, 2015
For church this morning at First Parish Church of Groton, I wrote the pastoral prayer ahead of time. However, when the time came, I was moved to dump most of it and to give voice to the joys and sorrows voiced by the congregation. Here is the....
Prayer of Gratitude & Despair: Earth Day
Hear these words of thanksgiving and of lament. Ours be a prayer of....