This Sunday we will be installing the members of our Board of Trustees. It is an opportunity for all of us to see these congregants whom we have selected and … Continue reading Something Left Over

Last Sunday’s “Question and Answer” service was wonderful. At least I enjoyed it…as I do each year. The unscripted, more informal quality speaks to many of us, but the questions … Continue reading Life Transformed

Much of the American public is already wearying of news from Houston and the Gulf Coast. But the real story of the devastation will only be revealed as the waters … Continue reading AFTER

The eclipse is now old news, dimmed by the daily rush of images and messages in our politics and happenings in our personal lives. Yet I remember the power of … Continue reading A Theology Adequate for the Night

History, so the saying goes, is written by the victors. People of color in this country know that the North won the Civil War on the battlefield, but we also … Continue reading Beautiful Monuments

Aretha Franklin got it so right. “All I want is a little respect.” And then, just in case we didn’t get the point, she sang out that yearning and that … Continue reading R E S P E C T

I am glad to be back in Portland and glad to be turning my attention to the coming church year at First Unitarian. My brief return to the UUA as … Continue reading Glad to be Back

On Sunday of Memorial Day weekend over 100 First Unitarian congregants met to continue the discussion of white supremacy culture in our church and our denomination. I co-led the gathering … Continue reading Report on May 28th Congregational Discussion of White Supremacy Culture – Guest Blogger, Dana Buhl