Today was the second day of my first experience of Clinical Pastoral Education.....
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At Chaos' Hinge: Preaching Good-Bye from the Heart
This weekend is the hinge sitting between thresholds and transitions in my....
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Picking the Proper Tour Guide for Good-Byes and Hellos
It is the last week of serving “my” little church. Of course, it has never....
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Divine Mandates, Community Ministry & Beyond Congregations
Because the online world of UU bloggers and social media pundits, not to....
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The Five-Second Rule & Communion Wafers
As one of my colleagues introduced himself on the first day of class, he said....
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Kids Say the Darndest Things
When my daughter was little, she would say the cutest things. One time we were....
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This is Not Very Interesting: On Stoles & Malas
Okay, I never thought I would find this dilemma so compelling as to put a whole....
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Open Letter to a Kindred Spirit: Why I am UU
I recently met a woman who has a storied spiritual history. That history....
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A Bridge, Not a Wedge: Why I am Going to the March on Washington Tomorrow
Our job is to use love, anger, and imagination to show where to go, and....
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My Vanilla Partner: Bisexuality, Het Privilege & Fluidity
I still find it exotic. And ironic. My husband. When the phrase leaves my....