With Ash Wednesday earlier this week, we are now in the Christian season of Lent. For Christians, Lent is the… Read more Lent

I am off this Sunday.  In my absence the Worship Committee has arranged for a guest preacher, the Rev. Dr.… Read more Thank You, Newsletter Creators

From a recent article in the New York Times I learned a Swedish phrase that spoke to me: kärt besvär.… Read more Dear Pain

I am loving the tree in the courtyard in front of the church right now.  What a show of beautiful… Read more Silent Stories

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

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

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

We marked the winter solstice on Wednesday:  the day in our annual trip around the sun when Earth’s north pole is pointed… Read more Darkness and Light

Last week I wrote that I’m enrolled in a class this year for UU ministers serving congregations in transition.  I shared… Read more Belonging

I’m enrolled this year in a year-long, UUA-led, training course for interim ministers.  Although I have previous interim training and experience,… Read more Danger of a Single Story