Soon our nation marks the one-year anniversary of the tragedy of the Newtown....
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I used to be thrilled with thirty or forty hits on my blog. Yes, I would be....
Circumambulating in the Autumn: Our Spiritual Practices
Unless an elder or physically disabled, one must park below and walk up a gravel-laced steep road that is currently scattered with yellow, orange, and brown crunchy leaves. Along either side of the road is the forest and at the edges of the road, here....
Occasional Prayer: CGUUS Benediction
I first encountered the concept via poetry – where I have encountered many....
Shabbat Candles Tonight: To Not Abridge Our Faith
More than I ever have been before (which is not saying much), I am filling with the spirit of Sabbath. Reading Wendell Berry’s Sabbath Poems series. Reviewing instructions for lighting Shabbat candles on YouTube. Desperately longing for a day....
Everyone Eventually Be Consoled (sermon)
Everyone Eventually Be Consoled Karen G. Johnston Candidate for Unitarian....
Rules for Breaking Rules
When my kids were little, because I am a control freak, and because they had a....
Any Reaction: Both are Transformed
Nearly two decades ago, when I first earned my MSW and ventured into the world of home visiting with families with children birth to three, I stumbled upon this quote from Carl Jung. It rocked my world. I resonated with it and it felt deeply true to my....
Entering the Fray: Befriending and Beyonding Belief
I despise frays. It’s part of why I’m not your quintessential Unitarian....