As we near the end of one church year, we begin our preparation for the next by explicitly naming our… Read more A Growth Year
Author: Rick
My life-long passion is in the arts: music, theater, visual arts, and literature. I graduated from Cal Arts in 1985 with a degree in music composition. After a career in Human Resources with the AIDS Project Los Angeles and as a parish minister for Unitarian Universalist churches in the Los Angeles area, I retired in 2025 and pursued my artistic work: drawing, painting, composing, and creative writing.
Welcome Back
Although August continues our summer light programming at the church, there’s lots going on and preparations are under way for… Read more Welcome Back
Olympic Gold
I’ve been watching the Olympic GamesProbably you have, tooAt the end of each eventThe announcer finds the winnerAnd asks them… Read more Olympic Gold
Less
Amid the everything excitementThe stress, the tasks, the listsThe necessities, responsibilities, production, pressureThe incomplete, the undone, more to come, nextWe… Read more Less
Space Available
Before the invention of perspective in art, an artist was limited in their composition to the surface plane of the… Read more Space Available
July Rest
June ends our busy season in the church year. July brings needed rest. In August we gradually build energy again… Read more July Rest
Miss Lonelyhearts & The Day of the Locust
Miss Lonelyhearts & The Day of the Locust by Nathanael West Jim and I were in San Francisco for a… Read more Miss Lonelyhearts & The Day of the Locust
Congregational Meeting
I am on vacation this week, celebrating Jim’s retirement and our 10th wedding anniversary. Enjoy Cabaret tonight and worship on… Read more Congregational Meeting
Newsletter Takes July Pause
June at the church is the month devoted to looking back, celebrating, and thanking. Our final work for the year… Read more Newsletter Takes July Pause
The Crack-Up
The Crack-Up by F. Scott Fitzgerald Before I got around to writing up my thoughts on Pnin, I read, or… Read more The Crack-Up