Below the Belt and Other Stories (1975) by Samuel Steward writing as Phil Andros. For the main article on the… Read more Below the Belt and Other Stories
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 World We Seek
God of our heartsNameless oneHighest, best, furthest yet nearestComforter that loves us as we arePerfection that calls us to grow… Read more The World We Seek
A Faith Year
This church year will be my last year before retirement. Although I’m sure I’ll still preach occasionally, I don’t plan… Read more A Faith Year
Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck Usually I link one book to another as I read, following a thread… Read more Of Mice and Men
Church Calendar
This week I took down the church calendar on the bulletin board in the narthex and replaced it with twelve… Read more Church Calendar
Olympia
Your feet are in the blocksYou stand on the rimYou’ve climbed to the platformAnd come to the edge of the… Read more Olympia
A Search Year
Perhaps our most significant work in the church in the coming year will be our search for our new minister.… Read more A Search Year
Office Hours
My office hours are changing! Here’s the new schedule: I am typically in the church office three days each week:… Read more Office Hours
Middlemarch
Middlemarch by George Elliot Reading Middlemarch took me nearly two months. My last diary post was Miss Lonelyhearts & The… Read more Middlemarch
A Growth Year
As we near the end of one church year, we begin our preparation for the next by explicitly naming our… Read more A Growth Year