Some of you will remember me from many years ago when I served an internship with your congregation. Others will… Read more Remember Me
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.
Dare to Dream
Creation begins in the imagination. The first act of creating is to intuit a way of being that doesn’t exist. Only once… Read more Dare to Dream
What’s Next?
What’s next for me is an interim ministry with the Unitarian Universalist Church of Studio City. It’s a full time… Read more What’s Next?
What Happened to You?
What Happened to You? Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing by Bruce D. Perry, M.D., Ph.D. and Oprah Winfrey Rather… Read more What Happened to You?
If You Build it…
I am super pleased with the new space we have available for us now. Our landlord, the First Congregational Church… Read more If You Build it…
Roman Conquests
Roman Conquests (1971) by Samuel Steward writing as Phil Andros. For the main article on the Phil Andros Novels and… Read more Roman Conquests
This Day
The days of the week derive their names from gods: “Woden’s day” and “Thor’s day”. Tuesday, is “martes” in Spanish, for… Read more This Day
A Coincidence
I had just sat down to work on this newsletter when Jim asked me to run to the store for… Read more A Coincidence
The Boys in Blue
The Boys in Blue (1970) by Samuel Steward writing as Phil Andros. For the main article on the Phil Andros… Read more The Boys in Blue
Together We Thrive
I took this photograph as I was sliding by on a moving sidewalk at an airport during my recent trip… Read more Together We Thrive