One of the aspects of our church I most love (and I’m coming to love many aspects of our church)… Read more An Active Church
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.
A Perfect Ten
A celebration of ten years of ministry with Rev. Tera Landers and a theological examination of the word “perfect.” In… Read more A Perfect Ten
What Do Our Walls Say About Us?
What do you see when you walk into our church? If you come on a Sunday you probably see your friends,… Read more What Do Our Walls Say About Us?
We Are Unitarian Universalists
Expanding the circle of relationships beyond our congregation, we are also members of a larger faith embracing Unitarian Universalists of… Read more We Are Unitarian Universalists
Big Move
Within a few days of starting at the church I realized that the space designated for the Minister’s office wasn’t… Read more Big Move
We Are This Community
The spiritual question of identity, refers both to the personal question, “Who am I?” and the broader question of humanity,… Read more We Are This Community
Welcome
I want to thank everyone for the warm welcome I’ve received in my first few weeks with you. It’s been… Read more Welcome
I Am What I Do
For this Labor Day weekend, continuing our liturgical theme of identity, I’ll talk about the common practice, at least in… Read more I Am What I Do
2022
By Way of Introduction
As we begin our exploration of the spiritual question of Identity, “Who am I?” you might be curious to know… Read more By Way of Introduction