Notice Who Matters: The Sermon (Part 2 of 2)

August 17, 2014 Unitarian Society of Northampton & Florence  By Langston....


Notice Who Matters: The Readings from Many Voices (Part I of 2)

The following readings were the heart of worship this morning at the Unitarian....


Stand (or Sit or Recline) on the Side of Love: Honoring the Life of Michael Brown, Witnessing His Murder

(Updated 9/1/14)Don’t turn away from the news. Find a way to read some of it. Be sure that if you do, that you also find stories of the heroes, the helpers, the resisters, the fighters, to help combat the distress and guard against becoming....


This Is Not the Way

On Wednesday, August 6th, someone discovered that a flag on the grounds of one....


Helping Young Offenders Find Hope in the EveryDay

Here is a powerful witness piece that I highly....


Reflections on Small (sermon)

(a version of this sermon/worship service has been given in other places and exists also here on this blog.)Meditation:A Chassidic rabbi from the late 18th century, Rabbi Simcha of Bunim taught that every person should have two pockets. In each pocket....


Cracked: The Sequel

Chapel ServiceBaystate Medical CenterJuly 28, 2014These books on the altar....


Don’t Fear the Reaper: Reactions When I Tell People What I Do

I was in line at my local food co-op, which just so happens to have the....


Homily at Interfaith Iftar, July 19, 2014

[caption id="attachment_2986" align="alignleft" width="300"] one breaks the fast at Ramadan by eating dates[/caption]Let me start with gratitude. Thank you for this opportunity to take part in this interfaith iftar. Thank you for this chance to come....


Prayer for Learning Self Defense Skills in a Hospital Setting

I wrote this prayer to frame a class on Non-Violent Physical Crisis....