I spent this Memorial Day the best way I ever have: with a motley crew of....
Rock On, Oregon! Marriage Equality and Betty Roberts
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Beginner's Mind and Dis-orientation to CPE: A New Beginning
Today was the second day of my first experience of Clinical Pastoral Education. Yesterday was officially “orientation,” which was hospital-wide and for anyone starting about this time, volunteer or paid employee. (I fall into the former category as a....
Rituals of This Day: Blessing the Departing Minister
The deacons and minister stand at the front. The deacons stand on either....
Rituals of This Day: Blessing for the Congregation
I stand before you, in the fullness of this church, in the presence of this....
Rituals of This Day: Dissolving the Co-Ministry
This ritual was developed to mark the end of a two-year co-ministry which took place at a historically Congregational, UCC-affiliated church that hired two Unitarian Universalist ministers, one ordained and one in Candidate status. It was designed to....
At Chaos' Hinge: Preaching Good-Bye from the Heart
This weekend is the hinge sitting between thresholds and transitions in my....
Picking the Proper Tour Guide for Good-Byes and Hellos
It is the last week of serving “my” little church. Of course, it has never....
Not Your Mothers' Mother’s Day (sermon)
Delivered at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Pittsfield on May 11, 2014 The Hallmark Card Company notwithstanding, your mother’s and grandmother’s and even perhaps great grandmother’s Mothers’ Day was called into being by a mother-daughter....