Beginner's Mind and Dis-orientation to CPE: A New Beginning

Today was the second day of my first experience of Clinical Pastoral Education.....


At Chaos' Hinge: Preaching Good-Bye from the Heart

This weekend is the hinge sitting between thresholds and transitions in my....


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....


Divine Mandates, Community Ministry & Beyond Congregations

Because the online world of UU bloggers and social media pundits, not to....


The Five-Second Rule & Communion Wafers

As one of my colleagues introduced himself on the first day of class, he said....


Kids Say the Darndest Things

When my daughter was little, she would say the cutest things. One time we were....


This is Not Very Interesting: On Stoles & Malas

Okay, I never thought I would find this dilemma so compelling as to put a whole....


Open Letter to a Kindred Spirit: Why I am UU

I recently met a woman who has a storied spiritual history.  That history....


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....


My Vanilla Partner: Bisexuality, Het Privilege & Fluidity

I still find it exotic.  And ironic.  My husband.  When the phrase leaves my....