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Sermon: What I Know About Grief

September 29, 2017 | Filed under: Pastoral Care, Sermons

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 …

Sermon: Addicted to the Sensational

July 8, 2017 | Filed under: Self Care, Sermons

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, …

Sermon: Do Unto Others

The following sermon was shared at the December 4, 2016 worship service at Chalice Unitarian Universalist Congregation. “We must learn to regard people …

Post-Sabbatical Reflections

This is the letter I shared with my congregation when I returned from sabbatical in November 2016. Beloved community, The first two …

Pre-Sabbatical Sermon: All the Things

The following sermon was shared at the July 3, 2016 worship service at Chalice Unitarian Universalist Congregation. In October 2007, I was living …

Pre-Sabbatical Letter

This is the letter I shared with my congregation in June 2016 before taking a four month sabbatical: Beloved community, Since my …

How To Tell Who Is A UU Minister (And Why You Should Care)

When I was in seminary and we seminarians were feeling anxious about seeing the Ministerial Fellowship Committee (the “MFC”), we would reassure …

In Which A Minister Looks to Attend Church on Her Sunday Off And Is Reminded Why Religion Is In Decline

I am blessed to have one Sunday off each month, and I usually sleep in and rest up that day, grateful for …

Sermon: Do we tolerate intolerance?

The following sermon was shared at the August 2, 2015 worship service at Chalice Unitarian Universalist Congregation. Thought for the day: “As …

Hey! I’m On Blog Talk Radio!

I spent a half hour this morning being interviewed by my dear friend, Debbie Lousberg, a career coach, for the “Success Journeys” …

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