(This post was inspired by an informative Facebook post by one of the awesomest....

"Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not the fish they are after" – Thoreau
Here is the latest blog post from my college friend, Mark Green, whose brave....

The Complaint Department is Open (for a Limited Time): Lessons from Job of the Bible (sermon)
preached today at Unitarian Universalist Church of Pittsfield, MA Reading One: Excerpts from Messengers of God by Elie Wiesel, chapter on Job Once upon a time…When? Nobody knows. His name is mentioned by Ezekiel in passing, along with those of Noah....

Sex versus Sexuality Ed: Healing the World
As I have written about before, OWL is the Our Whole Lives curricula regarding....

Happy First Birthday, Blog!
Tomorrow marks one year of this blog’s existence. Since I will be on....

Open Adoption: Wounds or Scars? Blogging or Poetry?
Being an adoptive parent has been a huge part of my identity and source of my strength for a really long time now. It feels like it has been this way forever, or at least my whole life, but I first met my children a little over 16 years ago (last month....


On Being Dense and On Being Born Again (sermon)
preached at Village Church, Cummington, MA [caption id="attachment_2417"....

Room for Misunderstanding: Proxemics and the Platinum Rule
Last week, I facilitated a day-long workshop for a delightful group of dedicated social service folks who work with people who are homeless or are about to be homeless. It was the second of three workshops I have done with for this organization –....

Some Reflections on the Small of Paradox and Paradox of Small (sermon)
delivered at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Pittsfield, MA....