Seeing is Believing
2014-12-12 In the wake of Ferguson, in the wake of Trayvon Martin and Oscar Grant and the 12-year-old boy with a pellet gun who was recently shot by a police officer in Cleveland and all the other young Black men killed because a White man found them threatening, it’s hard to know what to say.…
Read MoreMinistry Mantras
2014-12-23 Ministry can be spiritually, emotionally, and even physically taxing. So, how do clergy keep at it for so long? What helps them stay fresh, alert, and focused on mission? Recently, I asked a Facebook group of Unitarian Universalist ministers to share their “ministry mantras,” using no more than 8 words. A ministry mantra might…
Read MoreBreathe: A Poem
2014-12-23 Breathe, said the wind. How can I breathe at a time like this, when the air is full of the smoke of burning tires, burning lives? Just breathe, the wind insisted. Easy for you to say, if the weight of injustice is not wrapped around your throat, cutting off all air.…
Read MoreThe Necessity of Discomfort
Recently, in preparation for my daily practice of mindfulness and prayer, I came across a stunning piece of information.
Read MoreTransformation vs. Acceptance
Transformation is part and parcel of most religious groups. The work of a faith community is to build a better world and to help each other become better people…
Read MoreThe Stream: A Sufi Story
A stream, from its course in the far-off mountains, passing through every kind and description of countryside, at last reached the sands of the desert.
Read MoreThese are the Times that Grow Our Souls (Excerpt)
The America that is best known and most resented around the world pursues unlimited economic growth, technological revolutions, and consumption, with little or no regard for their destructive impact on communities…
Read MoreFrom Your Minister
For the past several years, I’ve been part of a group called Transforming Families, in which families that include trans* kids come together for support, information sharing, and fun.
Read MoreREsources for Living
I can well remember from my childhood that most adults had a very strange habit. Pretty much any time you saw one of your parents’ friends, or an out-of-town relative, they would greet you in exactly the same way…
Read MoreLife’s Transformations
To live is to change, to acquire the words of a story… —Barbara Kingsolver
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