From Your Minister

The older I get, the crankier I am about fear. My own fear, other people’s fear. I can see back across decades to all of the times when I have stood moving my lips soundlessly like the cowardly lion in The Wizard of Oz while some disembodied voice thundered, “QUIET!”

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When Things Fall Apart

When things fall apart and we can’t get the pieces back together, when we lose something dear to us, when the whole thing is just not working…

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Selma 2015: 50 Years After The March

This year marks the 50th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday,” when 600 civil rights marchers were brutally attacked by local police forces in Alabama. There are many resources available for folks to educate themselves about what happened and why it happened, and how it changed the arch of this nation’s history in profound ways.

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Never Turning Back

What do you do when you need a little extra courage? You might take some deep breaths or talk with a friend, but sometimes a song is just the thing to get you in the right frame of mind to take on something that’s scary or overwhelming.

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