Last Saturday, I was given a task to carry a box of overripe bananas from one....
A Call to Increase the Number of Wise Persons on Christmas Eve
Tonight, as part of the adult Christmas Eve service, I will be reading Rev. Mark Belletini's take on the birth of baby Jesus. By the time I read it, it will be the forth version in which I have played some part in the past two weeks, the first two of....
Honoring My Teachers
In traditional Buddhism, even Western Buddhism, there is typically attention to....
Trauma-Informed Meditation Protocol
During my upcoming trip to Burma, I will be leading daily meditation sessions....
Winter Walk
Desiccated bronze orphans, aligned along branches, rustling symphony trembling in the wind. Brittle flags hanging, minor testament to doggedness, multiple casualties dropping to ground. I know they are just leaves, and I am just....
The Shared World: Lessons In Joy and (Dis)Comfort (sermon)
First Parish Church of Groton Karen G. Johnston, Ministerial Intern (audio....
Trooper Responsive: The Story Continues
(Earlier today, I sent this letter. I comment about the response at the end....
Arriving at the Rally on Police Brutality in the Back of a Police Cruiser
Or, A Story of Ms. Panache and Her Four Angels Her floppy hat was made of thick velour, different colors, covered in political buttons and fabric flowers. Her scarves were multiple and multi-colored. She walked with a metal cane that had intricate....
The Great (Racial Justice) Turning (Part II)
(Part I can be found here.) (2/26/2020: edited for clarity, as well as to....