For three years, I had a job in the city where I am spending my summer....
Sexual Assault Prevention: A Mother Discloses to a Daughter
*trigger alert: sexual assault* Mom, I don’t plan on getting raped… So....
My Mother's Daughter: Semi Guest Post
Last month, I submitted a poem I wrote in 2008 to a poetry contest honoring non-traditional images of mothering. I was pleased that my poem, "New Same Grief," was chosen to be made into a video. This was really well done, in my opinion, and I am thankful....
This Memorial Day: The Milk of Impermanence and a Soldier’s Tattoo
I spent this Memorial Day the best way I ever have: with a motley crew of....
Rock On, Oregon! Marriage Equality and Betty Roberts
[caption id="attachment_2852" align="alignleft" width="283"] Betty Roberts....
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....