At the start of the new UU church year – typically the Sunday after Labor Day....
Tonglen: Enough. For Now.
I met Doris* as she lay in a bed on the pulmonary unit to which I had been....
Blessing of the Backpacks — A Mini Primer
Such a brilliant idea: a Blessing of the Backpacks. I first encountered it in....
Inherent Worth & Dignity and (Possibly) Defending Clarence Thomas (reblogged)
While at the national (with some international flavors, as well) gathering of....
Making a Joyful Noise: Bridging at First Parish
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Mother's Day Proclamation in the Shadow of #BaltimoreUprising
Mother’s Day is upon us. In Unitarian Universalist congregations, Mother’s....
A Litany of Blessings (for Tori Jameson)
(At my current seminary, Andover Newton Theological School, it is tradition....
Prayer for This Day – May 3, 2015
For church this morning at First Parish Church of Groton, I wrote the pastoral....
Begin Again in Love (sermon)
March 15, 2015 First Parish Church of Groton Karen G. Johnston Candidate for....
Prayer on the 50th Anniversary of Selma
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