In my Early Christian History class, we talked about how creeds came into....
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. Johnston Candidate for the Unitarian Universalist Ministry Over the New Year, for the first time in my life, I spent ten days on a Buddhist silent retreat. I was with 93 other “yogis” as....
Miracles: Careening between Justice and Mercy
I don’t feel particularly somber or cynical or snarky today, and neither am I....
The Holy Stories of Our Lives (audio)
The Holy Stories of Our Lives (audio) When I preached at First Parish UU in....
Making the Most of Muck (sermon)
This morning’s reading comes to us from the poet, Gregory Orr and his book entitled, Concerning the Book that is the Body of the Beloved: When I open the book I hear the poets whisper and weep, Laugh and lament. In a thousand languages They say....
Note to Self: Interfaith Relationships Take Time
I am not talking about time to allow the familiarity and trust to develop,....
On White Identity, Terrorism, Radical Subversion, Home Visiting, and Love
On Monday, Joan Walsh wrote a compelling article on Salon, “Are the Tsarnaev....
Love Wins: The Reluctant Prophet in Us All (sermon)
Reading You might remember that in January, I quoted Nelba Marquez-Greene, the mother of Ana Grace Marquez-Greene, killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in the tragedy of the Newtown massacre. A month after her daughter was murdered, she wrote Many....
April 19, 2013: It Could Have Been Otherwise
The press conference of official leaders – governor, police, U.S. attorney --....