This prayer was written for this morning's service, but because of a gaff, I....
An awful turn of phrase…
I recently officiated a memorial service for someone who died by suicide. I was moved by this family's decision to be transparent that their loved one died by suicide - in the obituary and in the service. With the permission of the family, I am....
Reckoning with Heritage: Unitarian Indian Boarding Schools (sermon)
First Unitarian Universalist Society Burlington October 8, 2023 In her....
A Thousand Beautiful Things (sermon)
First Unitarian Universalist Society Burlington September 17, 2023 Somewhere in Asia – Japan or Malaysia or some other country – there is a picture on a Buddhist monk’s smart phone. It is of the dining hall at Changmyay Meditation....
Love at the Center of All (sermon)
August 20, 2023 First Unitarian Universalist Society Burlington (VT) Reverend Karen G. Johnston Part I Imagine, if you will, a lava lamp. Yes, I am talking about that electrified mechanism that has an incandescent light bulb illuminating....
