Ministry based on an equal relationship is like a dance; sometimes I lead and you follow, sometimes you lead and I follow. As we get to be better partners, its gets difficult to tell exactly who is leading and who is following. But by then it doesn’t matter—after all, it’s the dance that’s important. … Continue reading Words of Joy – May 2016
Create Rituals that Foster Connection In March, my daughter and I attended game night at Starr King. I cannot remember the last time I laughed so heartily. I forgot how good it felt! Playing games allows us to step outside of ourselves for a while, and forget our worries. It allows us to see the … Continue reading Religious Exploration Reflections – April 2016
Near the beginning of April, the hard-working Ministerial Search Committee will ask one of the “pre-candidates” they have been interviewing to be the candidate for the settled ministry of this congregation And then, in May, comes the moment you have been waiting for—the presentation of the ministerial candidate during what we call “candidating week”—a very … Continue reading Words of Joy – April 2016
Religious Exploration – Plans & Announcements March RE Theme is Technology This month we premier two Techshops for RE. The first will introduce Raspberry Pi computers. The second will focus on software and basic programming with SCRATCH. Roy Dickerson, our tech guru, will spearhead the effort to teach technology to our youngest and brightest. The … Continue reading Religious Exploration – March 2016
Interim Minister’s Column The late UU minister John Wolf expressed some of the reasons why we would want to support a Unitarian Universalist congregation: You want to support it because it has a free pulpit. Because you can hear ideas expressed there which could cost any other minister his or her job. You want to … Continue reading Words of Joy – March 2016
Interim Minister’s Blog There is no remedy for love but to love more. — Henry David Thoreau Valentine’s Day is certainly a commercial boon, with billions spent on cards, chocolate. Jewelry and flowers, But behind this day stands the basic human desire to express love. Our current Valentine’s Day seems to be descended from … Continue reading Words of Joy – Valentine’s Day and Love – February 2016
Dirk and Colleen finished 2015 by preparing a wonderful Christmas dinner. The other attendees brought side dishes and desserts to fill out the menu. We ate, we sang familiar carols, we had desserts, and then we pitched in to cleanup. It is a sight to behold when so many people work together. You all deserve … Continue reading President’s Report – February 2016
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How could we tire of hope? —so much is in bud. How can desire fail? —we have only begun to imagine justice and mercy, only begun to envision how it might be to live as siblings with beast and flower, not as oppressors… there is too much broken that must be mended, … We have … Continue reading Words of Joy – January 2016
