More than I ever have been before (which is not saying much), I am filling with....

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 story of trauma and loss that required a therapeutic level of consistency, there were routines. Routines at bedtime. Routines at bath time. Routines for quiet time in the....

Any Reaction: Both are Transformed
Nearly two decades ago, when I first earned my MSW and ventured into the world....

Entering the Fray: Befriending and Beyonding Belief
I despise frays. It’s part of why I’m not your quintessential Unitarian....

Helplessly Letting Go (sermon – audio)
Helplessly Letting Go Here is the audio version of this morning's sermon. I will post the text as soon as I....

Disposable Believe-ables: What UUs Have to Gain From Prayer
This semester I am enrolled in two classes, both of which will no doubt inform....

What To Do? Syria and Helplessness
I have been thinking about and reflecting upon and experiencing feelings of....

On Grace: And So This Is How I Asked for Help
When I became the only parent of two children, aged 5 and 7, I learned more skills about asking for help, about asking for help when I would never be able to reciprocate fully, never be able to pay that person or that family back, but would have to....

Removing Foot from Earnest Young Puppy's Mouth
A story from a sermon by a Unitarian Universalist minister – one who served....