Communities, large and small, thrive when they are ordered according to helpful, and respected rules. Drive on the right side… Read more The Right Rules
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.
Stewardship Plans
The kick-off is still a month away, but we’ve already begun planning for this year’s Stewardship Campaign. I’m excited about… Read more Stewardship Plans
Lost Illusions
Lost Illusions by Honore de Balzac Balzac wrote 92 novels. This is the first I’ve read. In The Music Man,… Read more Lost Illusions
The Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King
Martin Luther King wasn’t just “Dr. King” he was a seminary-educated, ordained, Christian minister. His vision for black Americans was… Read more The Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King
Study Leave
Happy New Year, everyone. I’m finishing two weeks away from the church today. With the rest of the staff, I… Read more Study Leave
Chasing Lost Time
Chasing Lost Time: The Life of C. K. Scott Moncrieff; Soldier, Spy, and Translator, by Jean Findlay I found this… Read more Chasing Lost Time
Humility for the New Year
I’m reluctant to make resolutions for the new year. I’m afraid that resolutions are too often framed in a negative… Read more Humility for the New Year
For Unto Us a Child is Born
Marshall Rosenberg in his work on non-violent communication, discounts the need to dwell on the past and advises instead to… Read more For Unto Us a Child is Born
Be Not Afraid
In the Christmas story, angels tell Mary, Joseph and later the Shepherds, “Do not be afraid.” Something wonderful but challenging is… Read more Be Not Afraid
Christmas Eve, 2022
Source of our dreamsCause of our hopesFount of our imaginations and visions for the futureIn the dark and cold of… Read more Christmas Eve, 2022