I hope that this morningYou find peaceI hope there’s a moment of quietA place of stillnessA breath. Here.A pause. Now. We could… Read more Advent Meditation
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.
Jesus as Leader
Unitarian Christians regarded Jesus not as a supernatural savior, but as a role model of how an enlightened human person… Read more Jesus as Leader
News to Know and Christmas Eve
As usual there’s a lot going on at our church. What an abundance of programming to help us celebrate, and… Read more News to Know and Christmas Eve
Beyond Welcome
Beyond Welcome: Building Communities of Love, edited by Linnea Nelson This book was handed to me by the chair of… Read more Beyond Welcome
A Leader Inspires
To know the good we can do, the joy we can bring, the beauty we can make, and so on… Read more A Leader Inspires
Holiday Season
We are well into the holiday season now. I mentioned Bodhi Day in my sermon last week. The actual day… Read more Holiday Season
The Great De-Churching
The Great De-Churching by Jim Davis and Michael Graham I read this book over the summer after reading about it… Read more The Great De-Churching
Hi Honey, I’m Homo!
Hi Honey, I’m Homo! Sitcoms, Specials, and the Queering of American Culture by Matt Baume I read this book over… Read more Hi Honey, I’m Homo!
Search
Search by Michelle Huneven This was my second reading. The first is here. I read Search a second time to… Read more Search
A Leader Models
Unitarian Universalists see the usefulness of Jesus not in a divine sacrifice, but in a human life that we can… Read more A Leader Models