I am not known to shy away from death (not yet, at least). Lest you forget....
What is Worth Saving? (sermon)
Village Church, Cummington, MA May 19, 2013 Karen G. Johnston Candidate for the....
Suicide by The Big Cop: Jonah and His Death Wish
I have no interest in blaming victims and will take every measure not to do so.Martyrs in early Christianity were real and we have the Roman Empire to blame. Real people, men and women, were murdered because of their resistance to the empire and....
Holy Envy: A Window in Interfaith Dialogue (sermon)
May 12, 2013 West Cummington Church, West Cummington, MA Karen G.....
Veering Towards Our Own Vulnerability: Depression Illuminated
When tragedy strikes, there seems to be a human impulse to not only measure our....
Long Live Sensus Fidelium: Workshop Facilitation and Spiritual Intelligence
In my Early Christian History class, we talked about how creeds came into existence. The professor ~ the brilliant, funny, and knowledgeable Reverend Mary Luti ~ spoke about the development of Christian creeds not as handed down from above. Well, not....
Destruction of the Venerable Pine: Free Congregational Society, 19th Century Florence, and a little Boniface for Good Measure
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Practicing the Art of Losing (sermon)
Shoreline Unitarian Universalist Soceity May 4, 2013 Karen G.....
Miracles: Careening between Justice and Mercy
I don’t feel particularly somber or cynical or snarky today, and neither am I feeling particularly enlightened, hopeful, or grounded, so I am not sure why this poem – one of my favorite passages from Leaves of Grass – has caught in my throat. Why,....
The Holy Stories of Our Lives (audio)
The Holy Stories of Our Lives (audio) When I preached at First Parish UU in....