I am off this Sunday. In my absence the Worship Committee has arranged for a guest preacher, the Rev. Dr.… Read more Thank You, Newsletter Creators
Author: Rick
My life-long passion is in the arts: music, theater, visual arts, and literature. I graduated from Cal Arts in 1985. I began my career in non-profit administration working in Human Resources for AIDS Project Los Angeles during the height of the AIDS crisis. In 1995 I returned to school for a Masters in Divinity, and became a Unitarian Universalist minister. The ministry combined my passion for the arts with my skill as a non-profit administrator.
The Deeper Mind
With a smart phone at hand, and a powerful search engine, we have banished the anxiety of not knowing. Now… Read more The Deeper Mind
Dear Pain
From a recent article in the New York Times I learned a Swedish phrase that spoke to me: kärt besvär.… Read more Dear Pain
The Face of God
Theology has much to say about the attributes of God, omnipotence, omniscience, love, justice, and so on, but what about… Read more The Face of God
Candle Blessing
These candles represent our deepest longings For our lives For our church For our neighbors For our world As these… Read more Candle Blessing
Dancer from the Dance
Dancer from the Dance by Andrew Holleran This is a classic gay novel from 1978 that I had never read.… Read more Dancer from the Dance
Silent Stories
I am loving the tree in the courtyard in front of the church right now. What a show of beautiful… Read more Silent Stories
Of Boys and Men
Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male is Struggling, Why it Matters, and What to Do about it, by… Read more Of Boys and Men
Something Larger Than Myself
The first step of a spiritual life is recognizing that there exists something larger than myself, something which contains and… Read more Something Larger Than Myself
The Good, the True, and the Beautiful
Holy spirit That flows through all things That we experience as the highest and the best The good, the true,… Read more The Good, the True, and the Beautiful