Grief Rising
As parents and grandparents, teachers and churchgoers, Portlanders and people in general, we find ourselves once again on the day after a shooting in a school in a church. This … Continue reading Grief Rising
Month: August 2025
UPDATED — In the Bookstore
Authentic Selves: Celebrating Trans and Nonbinary People and Their Families is the UUA “Everybody Reads” book for 2025. Peggy Gillespie’s interviews with 35 families are based on an exhibit of photos … Continue reading UPDATED — In the Bookstore
In the Bookstore
Authentic Selves: Celebrating Trans and Nonbinary People and Their Families is the UUA “Everybody Reads” book for 2025. Peggy Gillespie’s interviews with 35 families are based on an exhibit of photos … Continue reading In the Bookstore
A Beacon Bookstore Poem
Brown books, blue books,Old books, new books, Odd books, wood books,Hard books, good books, Kids books, history books, Poem books, mystery books! We have them all! Come visit! Back corner … Continue reading A Beacon Bookstore Poem
A Community of Spiritual Companions
Last Sunday, the Reverend Charlotte Cramer, an interfaith chaplain who works as a street chaplain, spoke of the critical importance of spiritual care for houseless people. I agree with her … Continue reading A Community of Spiritual Companions
UPDATED — Your Beacon Bookstore is a Welcoming Place
First Unitarian’s Bookstore – in the SW corner of Fuller Hall – has two important elements to its mission: the store carries books to help support the lives of the … Continue reading UPDATED — Your Beacon Bookstore is a Welcoming Place