The following sermon was shared at the July 30, 2017 worship service at Chalice Unitarian Universalist Congregation. To be a parish minister is to bear witness to loss and grief in their many forms and permutations. To be a parish minister is to companion…YOU…through your many losses, through your grief. It …
The following sermon was shared at the July 9, 2017 worship service at Chalice Unitarian Universalist Congregation. Human beings. We’re capable of great good and capable of great evil. In so many ways, we are amazing: inventors, problem-solvers, compassionate, and generous. In so many ways, we are absolutely flawed: destroyers, fear-mongers, …
The following sermon was shared at the December 4, 2016 worship service at Chalice Unitarian Universalist Congregation. “We must learn to regard people …
This is the letter I shared with my congregation when I returned from sabbatical in November 2016. Beloved community, The first two …
The following sermon was shared at the July 3, 2016 worship service at Chalice Unitarian Universalist Congregation. In October 2007, I was living …
This is the letter I shared with my congregation in June 2016 before taking a four month sabbatical: Beloved community, Since my …
When I was in seminary and we seminarians were feeling anxious about seeing the Ministerial Fellowship Committee (the “MFC”), we would reassure …
I am blessed to have one Sunday off each month, and I usually sleep in and rest up that day, grateful for …
The following sermon was shared at the August 2, 2015 worship service at Chalice Unitarian Universalist Congregation. Thought for the day: “As …
I spent a half hour this morning being interviewed by my dear friend, Debbie Lousberg, a career coach, for the “Success Journeys” …