“Three unseen guests attend, faith, hope, and love”Robert French Leavens Faith be with us.Let us turn to trust, to confidenceTo… Read more After Robert French Leavens
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.
This Quiet Hour
When we think of the mission of the church, what comes to mind first is work we do (or ought… Read more This Quiet Hour
Neighborhood Listening Session
If you attended the listening session after worship a few weeks ago, you know that our church and the North… Read more Neighborhood Listening Session
Pedro Paramo
Pedro Paramo by Juan Rulfo I only recently heard about this book from 1955. It was profiled in the New… Read more Pedro Paramo
After Jacob Trapp
Close your eyes and imagine with me.. It is dark night. You’re standing in an open field looking up at a… Read more After Jacob Trapp
The Work of a Church is to Be
Because a congregation is a voluntary association of free individuals, with different needs and passions, living in diverse contexts, with… Read more The Work of a Church is to Be
Epiphany
I mentioned in my sermon last week that in the Christian liturgical calendar we are in the season of Epiphany, which… Read more Epiphany
Who’s Calling?
Mission, whether a personal mission or the mission of an institution like a church, lies at the intersection of self-identity… Read more Who’s Calling?
Bring a Friend to Church Sunday
For our Sunday worship on January 21, we will be hosting a “Bring a Friend to Church” Sunday. Have you… Read more Bring a Friend to Church Sunday
Book Diary
At the start of the pandemic, in the summer of 2020, I started keeping a diary of the books I… Read more Book Diary