for T.C. Forget pious blessing chatter. The nice-nice that assures polite....
Nobody, but Nobody, Can Make It Out Here Alone (sermon)
First Parish Church of Groton, Groton, MA Karen G. Johnston, Intern....
Metal May Well Revert (poetry)
I am posting this poem here, as my dear friend's mother died last night. I wrote it 5+ years ago for my friend about her mother. The time has come for my friend's grieving... Metal May Well Revert for Naomi to its natural state. Rust,....
Prayer Inspired by Shantideva Prayer
This pastoral prayer is adapted from prayers of Shantideva, an 8th century....
Inexplicably Towards the Great Turning
There are three stories that describe this point in the earth’s narrative:....
Cri de Coeur: On Swearing and Godtalk
I probably spend too much time swearing. And thinking about swearing. And appreciating particularly clever or inventive swearing. I mean, I am a seminarian and we are, supposedly, not supposed to swear. Or curse. Or say bad words. That must be....
The Divine Reality of Brokenness — guest post
Here is this blog's first forray into hosting a guest blogger. You can learn....
A Blessing at the Start of a Ministerial Internship
For my new Teaching Parish Committee We are artists, not....
Shameless Self Promotion: Karen Wants to be a Minister on GoFundMe
CLICK HERE: http://www.gofundme.com/enriws This was the exact response from the husband when I brought up the whacky idea of doing some crowdsourced fundraising. You know: Kickstarter. Indiegogo. The UU version called Faithify (which is great, but....
Risking Hope: Who Could Have Seen That Coming?
So it would be just peachy if everything worked out all cause-and-effect-like.....