Anxiously following the “Breaking news” satisfies our need to know, but we would get better information if we waited for… Read more Slow News
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.
The Budget
Spring is in the air. That means it’s time for the annual meeting. I’ve enjoyed watching the budget come together. A lot… Read more The Budget
To The Bees
To the bees Seeking their future In the flowers beside me I’m not much. They investigate My yellow shirt But… Read more To The Bees
I Don’t Ask for a Feast
I don’t ask for a feast Just a meal, will do A seat, not a suite A place, not a… Read more I Don’t Ask for a Feast
Worship Theory
I have been introducing some change into our standard order of service during worship the last few weeks. There are more… Read more Worship Theory
Three Days and Forty Years
Jesus in the grave. Moses in the wilderness. The journey from an old way of being to finding ourselves established… Read more Three Days and Forty Years
Love Poem
Love is not love, when love is only sweet. Love must be bitter, too, and sour and salt. The tastes… Read more Love Poem
Slow Down, Be Anxious
Change brings anxiety; it can’t be helped. And anxiety brings an urge to resolve the discomfort as quickly as possible. … Read more Slow Down, Be Anxious
On Not Knowing
In times of stress we find a comfort in information. What happened? Who’s to blame? What could we do differently? … Read more On Not Knowing
Transition Time
I’m happy to be your Interim Minister and to begin our walk together through these next two and a half… Read more Transition Time