The spiritual sense of “right” begins with intuiting a standard beyond our personal preference and then working to conform our… Read more A Right Path
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Invest in the Church
About halfway through our Stewardship Campaign, I’m gratified at the way people are responding. Sometimes on Sunday morning I’ll come across… Read more Invest in the Church
Let Peace Find a Home in Me
For many the goal of religion is simply peace. Indeed, “spirituality” often conjures images and feelings of peace, calm, stillness,… Read more Let Peace Find a Home in Me
The Power of Love
Unitarian Universalists have had a difficult relationship with power, lately. But we don’t need to feel ambivalent about having power,… Read more The Power of Love
Ten Percent More Church
Some religious experiences are grandiose: miracles, theophanies, resurrection. But the unlikelihood of that model of instant total transformation can make… Read more Ten Percent More Church
Future Church
In an age of TED Talks and Pod Casts do we need sermons? If our churches are only organized for… Read more Future Church
Ten Percent More…
I’m still tingling from the wonderful evening many of us shared at the “Winter Lights” Service Auction, on January 25. The… Read more Ten Percent More…
Today Will be a Joyful Day
Perhaps most of all, life should be fun. But joy doesn’t just mean happy. Or not even “very happy.” Joy… Read more Today Will be a Joyful Day
Soar With Courage
For the last year or so, every time I go on facebook, I think to myself, “Why am I on… Read more Soar With Courage
Be Thou My Wisdom
One of the qualities I love about Unitarian Universalism is that we strive to be a reality-based religion. We use… Read more Be Thou My Wisdom