I am posting this in recognition of an event happening here in Northampton on....
On Not Knowing the Language: Interfaith Work on Immigration Justice
Love is the only reality and it is not a mere sentiment. It is the ultimate....
Colbert reacts to the Pope's declaration…
http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/426700/may-23-2013/redemption-for-all ...but doesn't call him a UU. This is reference to my last....
Awake People Be Awake: The Risks of UU Exceptionalism and Spiritual Manifest Destiny
You may not know it, or even agree with it, but you may very well be a....
Paying Attention to the Voice of that Woman: President Obama and a Spiritual Act of Witness
"Can you tell the Muslim people that their lives are as precious as our....
Meditations on Grave Digging
I am not known to shy away from death (not yet, at least). Lest you forget or didn’t know, I am the foster parent (shhh, don’t tell DCF) who, when the cat hid away to die and was found twelve days later, I crawled under the porch, dragged the....
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....
Holy Envy: A Window in Interfaith Dialogue (sermon)
May 12, 2013 West Cummington Church, West Cummington, MA Karen G. Johnston Candidate for the Unitarian Universalist Ministry Let me begin with gratitude. Thanks to West Cummington – to you all – for inviting me once again to fill your pulpit. It....
Veering Towards Our Own Vulnerability: Depression Illuminated
When tragedy strikes, there seems to be a human impulse to not only measure our....