On the day we honor those Americans who have given the ultimate sacrifice, I want us to also consider all… Read more No Gift is Too Small

Social change begins with a sense of righteousness. We know what’s wrong with the world and we’re sure we know… Read more Human Lives Before Ideology

Too much of our activism is “re-activism”. We’re responding with sorrow or outrage to the latest incident. That sort of… Read more Begin at the End

Successful social change movements build strong and wide coalitions. In building coalitions it’s important to define our goal as narrowly… Read more Everybody In

Human beings see beauty everywhere: beautiful paintings, beautiful buildings, a beautiful sunset. Of course we recognize beautiful people, too, in… Read more A Beautiful World

Social change begins with relationship-building. Reach out. Keep reaching out. Really listen. “Break not the circle of enabling love… ’till… Read more It’s All in Who You Know

Jesus died just as his ministry reached its most powerful point. Easter celebrates the miracle that Jesus lives again and… Read more Unfinished Business

Google “spirituality” and you’ll get images of quiet prayer, serene meditation, or a blissed-out moment of disconnection. We think of… Read more Making Peace

Because we reflexively think of power as “power over” power can be seen as a negative for Unitarian Universalists. But… Read more The Ability to Achieve Purpose