The theme of “liberation”
has been a rich one for me. From the pulpit it allowed me to speak about Islam
and finding of freedom through obedience. It also opened again the conversation
about the importance of practice and the possibility of discovering “self” in
community. Perhaps “self in … read more.
Click on this link to see a summary report of the results of this year’s church survey.
My yearly trek to Mexico provides the inspiration for this series. When there, I live in a traditional Mexican neighborhood. I am immersed in lively music, noisy family doings, spicy cooking scents, feral dogs nosily barking and roosters, crowing all hours of the day. The … read more.
I resist “us and them” thinking in my own spirit and I urge you to resist it in yours. That is no small ask in a time when so much that we affirm is under attack: Children dying in cages on our border, reproductive justice … read more.
I am writing from Chicago where I am attending the 175 Anniversary celebration for Meadville/Lombard Theological School, one of only two Unitarian Universalist seminaries preparing ministers to serve our faith.
This is the first formal introduction of a new President for Meadville, Dr. Elias Ortega-Aponte. During … read more.
“Reproductive justice asserts that all people have the
right to bodily autonomy, to have a child (or not have a child), to parent that
child with dignity in safe and sustainable communities, and to determine their
own reproductive and birthing experiences.”
–
Black Mamas Matter Alliance
This is not a … read more.
I made a mistake this morning. Just up, wondering whether our political system would lurch another step closer to some final melt-down, I turned cable news on. As I watched, I found myself sucked into that world of posturing and lies, that world in which … read more.
