*but I really wish I was For 12 brief hours, I really thought I could cough up....
An Invitation to be Maladjusted (sermon)
READING ONE I knew that the tributes would be pouring in immediately from....
This is Not Very Interesting: On Stoles & Malas
Okay, I never thought I would find this dilemma so compelling as to put a whole lot of thought to it, much less to write about it, but here I am. Which says something since I haven’t posted to my blog in a couple of weeks. Maybe it’s having to....
Dreams for My Home Congregation
(Over the next two months, many members of my home congregation have been asked....
Providing Alternatives to Military Recruitment: Letter to Editor
(I just submitted this to my local newspaper. I might be on a....
Making the Most of Muck (sermon)
(I usually post my sermons the same day but life ~ and some ambivalence ~ intervened, but here it is: LAST Sunday's sermon, just before the new Sunday arrives. Delivered December 29, 2013 at the Universalist Church of West Hartford, CT.)Call to Worship....
Gratitude on this Last Day of 2013…
I woke this last morning of 2013 with my mind full of gratitude. Lists and....
Thinking Like a Commoner: Billy Bragg, Universalism, and a World Wide Open
(The lyrics in italics are from Billy Bragg's "The World Turned Upside....
Her craigslist ad said "I want to rent a Mom and Dad." The response she got will take your breath away.
This is beautiful. This is why we must be for each other in ways we need each other to help us....
Signs & Messages: Reflecting on Local History
At Yaquina Bay State Recreation Site, there is a plethora of signs. There is....