I spent much of today at a mediocre workshop.Mediocre? How mediocre? It was....
Seeds & Spiritual Transformation (sermon)
(This sermon was given at Village Church in Cummington, MA, on February 16,....
Divine Mandates, Community Ministry & Beyond Congregations
Because the online world of UU bloggers and social media pundits, not to mention UU banter on personal Facebook pages, has erupted into all sorts of chatter on the new UUA logo (It sucks! It rocks! It’s a penis! It’s a vulva! It’s Sauron from....
Seven Principles & Bonhoeffer's Divine Mandates
In my Intro to Christian Ethic class, which is being taught much more like an....
The Five-Second Rule & Communion Wafers
As one of my colleagues introduced himself on the first day of class, he said he pastors a church in…my hometown! This is a surprise to me on many levels, primarily because he, and his church, are African American Pentecostal. If you have ever been....
Scoundrels, Patriotism, and No Skin in the Game
Wounded veteran honored. When I look at my newsfeed and google search, this....
Learning to Drive & Everyday Ethics
One of the things I say to newly separated or divorced parents who are....
Kids Say the Darndest Things
When my daughter was little, she would say the cutest things. One time we were driving on a dirt road. She saw a lizard-like creature cross in front of us. She shouted, “Stop! It’s a fig newton in the road!” Or how she told everyone, after....
Why I am NOT going to North Carolina*
*but I really wish I was For 12 brief hours, I really thought I could cough up....