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....


Signs & Messages: Reflecting on Local History

At Yaquina Bay State Recreation Site, there is a plethora of signs.  There is....


A Tale of Two Francises

Due to the snowstorm around here, Sunday worship services at Village Church in Cummington were cancelled.  So this is the sermon I would have given this morning: First Reading: Prayer of St. Francis Lord, make me an instrument of Thy peace; Where....


Is Jesus White? Well, That Depends…

Just last night on Fox News the host of the show, “The Kelly Files,” Megyn....


True Story: Married not Once, but Twice, to a Dying Woman

True Story: Married not Once, but Twice, to a Dying Woman. For those of you....


Reflections on the Day Nelson Mandela Died

My first introduction to the injustices in Southern Africa had nothing to do with Nelson Mandela.  In 1984, I was an exchange student living with a host family in West Germany.  They were devout Lutherans.  One of the ways they understood how to....


Prayer this Day

Prayer on World AIDS Day Here is the prayer I gave this morning, December 1st,....


Beyonding Belief: On Godtalk and Multitudes (sermon)

Universalist Church of West Hartford December 1, 2013 Last September, there was....


Erasing Firsts Reinforces White Privilege

Earlier this week, my local paper printed an Associated Press article about a recent Smith College student who was awarded a prestigious Rhodes Scholarship.  This AP article was published far and wide and ended up on the front page here because I live....


Guided by the Goddess: On Judy Chicago, Prayer, & Divinity

For the past eleven weeks, I have spent every Monday evening in the company of....